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FZNT02 KNHC 091512
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC WED JAN 09.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU JAN 10.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI JAN 11.

.WARNINGS.
...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING... 
.FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 71W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS 11 TO 16 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 73W AND 78W NE TO E 
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 78W NE TO E 
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC S OF 25N BETWEEN 70W AND 77W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. EXPOSED 
ATLC WATERS SEAS TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 23N E OF 70W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT WITH MIXED NE AND E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 26N W OF 72W AND S OF 24N BETWEEN 72W AND 
58W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. EXPOSED WATERS SEAS TO 9 FT IN E 
SWELL. S OF 19N BETWEEN 58W AND 42W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 
8 FT PRIMARILY IN NE TO E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 26N W OF 63W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT EXPOSED ATLC WATERS.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 29N35W TO 27N50W STATIONARY TO 31N61W. N OF 
FRONT E OF 55W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT WITH MIXED 
NE AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH 30N35W TO 23N45W TO 24N55W TO 
31N61W. N OF 25N E OF 51W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
PRIMARILY IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 29N41W TO 23N46W. N OF 24N E OF 42W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL.

.ATLC 42 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N48W TO 29N60W TO 31N67W. N 
OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N52W TO 28N60W TO 31N67W. N OF 
FRONT E OF 61W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

.CARIBBEAN EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...FROM 11N TO 20N E OF 82W 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 11N 
W OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT WITH E SWELL. 
S OF 11N WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NE 
SWELL.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...N OF 11N E OF 82W 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. N 
OF 11N W OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT WITH E 
SWELL. S OF 11N WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT PRIMARILY 
IN NE SWELL.   
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 11N E OF 
81W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. 
N OF 11N W OF 81W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT PRIMARILY 
IN MIXED E SWELL. S OF 11N WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT 
PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.   

.GULF OF MEXICO STATIONARY FRONT 30N83W TO 30N94W TO LOW PRES 
28N97W 1010 MB WITH COLD FRONT S TO 24N99W. N OF 24N W OF 88W SE 
TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS IN LINES 
N OF 25N W OF 92W.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N93W TO 25N94W TO 18N95W. N OF 
22N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT 30N89W TO 24N95W TO 18N94W. E 
OF LINE 23N83W TO 30N89W 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 NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.