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FZNT02 KNHC 071003
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC MON JAN 07 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC MON JAN 07.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE JAN 08.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED JAN 09.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING... 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 72W AND 78W NE TO E 
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN E SWELL. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC FROM 12N TO 18N W OF 50W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 
TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 22N E OF 65W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN PRIMARILY NE TO E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 18N W OF 50W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 22N E OF 65W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN PRIMARILY NE TO E SWELL. 
S OF 21N W OF 70W...INCLUDING ATLC APPROACHES TO THE WINDWARD 
PASSAGE...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 18N W OF 50W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 22N E OF 70W...INCLUDING 
ATLC APPROACHES TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF BAHAMAS S OF LINE FROM 20N35W TO 
24N75W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN PRIMARILY NE 
SWELL EXCEPT SW SWELL N OF 18N W OF 50W.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N77W TO 28N81W. N OF 27N E OF 54W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N54W TO 29N65W. N OF 30N E 
OF FRONT TO 50W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. N 
OF 22N E OF 43W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N35W TO 25N50W. OVER 
FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 480 NM NW OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS....EXCEPT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT N OF FRONT E OF 41W. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 12N TO 16N BETWEEN 71W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 18N 
E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. 
S OF 11N E OF 82W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...FROM 11N TO 18N 
E OF 83W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT 
10 TO 14 FT S OF 17N BETWEEN 69W AND 80W. S OF 11N WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL.

.GULF OF MEXICO S OF 23N W OF 93W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT. N OF 27N BETWEEN 87W AND 92W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 25N W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER SCHAUER. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.