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FZNT02 KNHC 042140
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC FRI JAN 04.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT JAN 05.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN JAN 06.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.CARIBBEAN 12 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 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 78W NE TO E 
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN E SWELL. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC N OF 28N BETWEEN 48W AND 60W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF LINE FROM 31N64W TO 
24N54W TO 20N54W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW 
SWELL...HIGHEST NE. S OF 20N E OF 60W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 20N E OF 55W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 11 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 N OF 27N E OF 45W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 9 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 20N E OF 65W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 72W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS 25 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 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 65W AND 82W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...FROM 10N TO 
18N BETWEEN 65W AND 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 17N BETWEEN 62W AND 82W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...FROM 10N TO 
18N BETWEEN 65W AND 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 
FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 17N BETWEEN 62W AND 82W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 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. 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 26N81W TO 21N93N TO 
19N92W. S OF 23N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT IN N SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL BOUNDARY 27N82W TO 24N95W TO 18N93W. S 
OF 24N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL BOUNDARY 28N82W TO 23N93W TO 18N93W. S 
OF 22N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. FROM 
22N TO 26N W OF FRONT 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 AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.