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FZNT02 KNHC 010347
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC TUE JAN 01 2013

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS

SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE 
HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE 
MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.

SECURITE

ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 31N W OF 35W INCLUDING CARIBBEAN SEA AND 
GULF OF MEXICO

SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC TUE JAN 01.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED JAN 02.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU JAN 03.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N45W TO 24N53W TO 20N76W. N OF 29N W OF 
FRONT TO 60W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 20 TO 24 FT IN NW 
SWELL. N OF FRONT TO 25N BETWEEN 60W AND 78W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA NW OF FRONT N 
OF 25N TO 75W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 21 FT IN NW 
SWELL...HIGHEST NE. N OF 27N WITHIN 60 NM SE OF FRONT S TO SW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 13N E OF 40W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT 31N38W TO 27N43W TO 
21N77W. NW OF FRONT TO 61W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 10 TO 22 FT 
IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NE. N OF 19N BETWEEN 61W AND 73W WINDS 20 
KT OF LESS. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 16N 
BETWEEN 40W AND 61W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW 
SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA E OF 40W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT 31N37W TO 27N41W. 
NEW COLD FRONT 29.5N82W TO 31N77W. N OF 29N BETWEEN 43W AND 70W 
SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST 
N OF 30N E OF 60W. ELSEWHERE E OF 64W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
8 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NE.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 10.5N TO 15N BETWEEN 73W AND 80W NE WINDS 25 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 17.5N BETWEEN 69W 
AND 81W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. FROM 
10N TO 16N BETWEEN 81W AND 83W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT 
IN NE TO E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 79W NE TO E 
WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N BETWEEN 
70W AND 83W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. 
CARIBBEAN PASSAGES N OF 16N BETWEEN 61W AND 68W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 18N BETWEEN 70W AND 83W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. CARIBBEAN PASSAGES N OF 14N 
BETWEEN 61W AND 68W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NW 
SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN N OF 17N BETWEEN 73W AND 83W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO 18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N92W TO 26N97.5W. 
W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N89W TO 26N94.5W TO 22N98W. N OF 
FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY 29.5N82W TO 27N89W TO 24.5N92W TO 
18N94W. NW OF FRONT TO 27N W OF 90W NW TO N 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF FRONT W OF 87W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.