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FZNT02 KNHC 082149
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC TUE JAN 08 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE JAN 08.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED JAN 09.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU JAN 10.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING... 
.FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 73W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS 12 TO 14 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE...EXCEPT SEAS 13 TO 16 FT IN NE 
TO E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.CARIBBEAN EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...FROM 11N TO 18N E OF 
81W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NE TO E SWELL 
...HIGHEST W HALF. FROM 15N TO 19N BETWEEN 81W AND 86W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N E OF 83W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...FROM 11N TO 18N 
BETWEEN 64W AND 83W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT 
IN NE TO E SWELL...HIGHEST FAR SW PART. ELSEWHERE FROM 15N TO 
19N BETWEEN 76W AND 86W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT IN E TO SE SWELL. S OF 11N WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT IN NE TO E SWELL.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N42W TO 29N50W TO 29N58W. W OF FRONT TO 
58W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 29N35W TO 28N40W TO 26N50W. 
WITHIN 180 NM N OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT 
IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF FRONT E OF 50W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. TROUGH FROM 31N35W TO 
28N38W TO 24N41W. N OF 24N E OF 49W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE TO NW SWELL.

.ATLC S OF 24N W OF 64W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT E OF BAHAMAS. S OF 20N E OF 64W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. FROM 20N TO 23N E OF 64W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF A LINE FROM 26N80W TO 20N62W E TO SE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT E OF BAHAMAS. FROM 11N TO 20N 
BETWEEN 55W AND 62W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
ELSEWHERE S OF 20N WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE 
AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE...EXCEPT FROM 10N TO 20N BETWEEN 
50W AND 62W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.

.GULF OF MEXICO STATIONARY FRONT FROM 27N97W TO 29N90W TO 
28N83W. N OF 26N W OF 93W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW COLD FRONT FROM 28N97W TO 24N97W. N OF 24N 
W OF 92W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT...BECOMING STATIONARY...FROM 29N91W 
TO 25N93W TO 21N95W. N OF 25N E OF FRONT TO 89W S TO SW WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.