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FZNT02 KNHC 092204
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC WED JAN 09.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU JAN 10.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI JAN 11.

.WARNINGS.
...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING... 
.FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 72W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS 12 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 12 TO 16 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 IN NE TO E SWELL.

...ATLANTIC GALE WARNING...
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N43W TO 25N55W TO 31N67W. N OF 
28N W OF FRONT TO 54W NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT...
EXCEPT 16 TO 24 FT N OF 29N BETWEEN 45W AND 54W. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC S OF 24N BETWEEN 70W AND 77W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. EXPOSED 
ATLC WATERS SEAS TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 22N 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 25N W OF 72W AND S OF 22N BETWEEN 72W AND 
58W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. EXPOSED WATERS SEAS TO 9 FT IN E 
SWELL. S OF 18N BETWEEN 58W AND 50W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 
9 FT PRIMARILY IN NE TO E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 25N W OF 63W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT EXPOSED ATLC WATERS.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 29N35W TO 26N53W THEN STATIONARY TO 31N61W. N 
OF FRONT E OF 50W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT WITH 
MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH 31N35W TO 22N42W TO 24N50W. N 
OF 24N E OF 50W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY 
IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH DISSIPATED. SEE PARAGRAPH BELOW 
FOR CONDITIONS DESCRIBED IN ASSOCIATION WITH COLD FRONT.

.ATLC 36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N52W TO 29N60W TO 31N67W. N 
OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...NW OF FRONT 
E OF 62W NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 17 FT. N OF 29N E OF 
FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N E OF 
40W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN LINGERING N SWELL.
 
.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 8 TO 11 FT WITH E 
SWELL. S OF 11N WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 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 8 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 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY 
IN MIXED E SWELL. S OF 11N WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT 
PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.   

.GULF OF MEXICO STATIONARY FRONT FROM 30N85W TO 1011 MB LOW PRES 
NEAR 29N96W WITH COLD FRONT THROUGH 25N96W TO 23N98W. N OF 23N W 
OF 90W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. SCATTERED TO 
NUMEROUS TSTMS IN LINES N OF 25N W OF 92W.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N92W TO 25N93W TO 18N95W. N OF 
22N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 29N91W TO 
28N92W TO 24N98W. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

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

$$
.FORECASTER COBB. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.