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FZNT02 KNHC 090305
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC WED JAN 09 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED JAN 09.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU JAN 10.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI JAN 11.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING... 
.FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 73W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS 11 TO 14 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE...EXCEPT SEAS 12 TO 16 FT IN NE 
TO E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 78W NE TO E 
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.CARIBBEAN EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...FROM 11N TO 20N E OF 
81W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NE TO E SWELL 
...HIGHEST CENTRAL PART. S OF 11N WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...LITTLE CHANGE... 
EXCEPT S OF 20N W OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...LITTLE CHANGE.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N39W TO 29N45W TO 28N53W. W OF FRONT TO 
43W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 29N35W TO 27N40W 
TO 26N50W. N OF FRONT E OF 40W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 
11 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N E OF 50W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. TROUGH FROM 31N36W TO 
28N40W TO 24N42W. N OF 24N E OF 45W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN PRIMARILY NW TO N SWELL.

.ATLC S OF A LINE FROM 24N89W TO 22N62W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S 
OF 22N E OF 62W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN 
MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF A LINE FROM 25N80W TO 20N65W E TO SE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT. FROM 11N TO 20N BETWEEN 50W AND 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 18N TO 26N W OF 60W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT E OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 20N W OF 
55W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL.

.GULF OF MEXICO N OF 25N W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 29N95W TO 25N95W TO 22N98W. N 
OF 25N E OF FRONT TO 90W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 29N90W TO 27N90W TO 
22N95W...BECOMING STATIONARY. N OF 27N E OF FRONT TO 85W SE TO S 
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.