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FZNT02 KNHC 041615
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC FRI JAN 04 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC FRI JAN 04.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT JAN 05.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN JAN 06.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.CARIBBEAN 18 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 
78W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 78W NE TO E 
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13.5N BETWEEN 73W AND 78W NE TO E 
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN E SWELL. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N62W TO 30N70W THEN STATIONARY TO 
27N81W. N OF FRONT E OF 67W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN 
NW SWELL. N OF 20N E OF LINE FROM 20N60W TO 24N57W TO 30N67W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST N. S 
OF 20N NE OF LINE FROM 12N60.5W TO 07N54W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 31N48W TO 28N66W. 
WITHIN 420 NM E OF FRONT N OF 30N SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 
TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N E OF 57W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 20N E OF 61W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 31N37W TO 26N57W. N 
OF 26N E OF 50W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW 
SWELL. FROM 12N TO 17N W OF 55W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF LINE FROM 26N35W TO 18N64W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W NE TO E WINDS 25 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 17N 
BETWEEN 70W AND 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
REMAINDER AREA FROM 10N TO 16N BETWEEN 70W AND 82W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...FROM 10N TO 
18N BETWEEN 67W AND 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 16N BETWEEN 75W AND 82W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...FROM 10N TO 
18N BETWEEN 67W AND 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 16N BETWEEN 75W AND 82W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...FROM 11N TO 
18N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E 
SWELL EXCEPT 12 TO 14 FT S OF 14N BETWEEN 75W AND 80W. ELSEWHERE 
S OF 18N BETWEEN 75W AND 83W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT IN E SWELL.

.GULF OF MEXICO STATIONARY FRONT FROM 27N81W TO 22N93N 
TO 19N92W. S OF 21N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 14 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF FRONT TO 26N W OF 87W NE TO 
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL BOUNDARY 27N81W TO 23N95W THEN 
DISSIPATING TO 18N93W. S OF 21N W OF DISSIPATING FRONT NW TO N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. N OF FRONT TO 26N BETWEEN 91W 
AND 94W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 26N 
W OF 90W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL BOUNDARY 28N82W TO 25N96W. TROUGH FROM 
23N96W TO 18N93W. S OF 24N W OF TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 

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

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.