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FZNT02 KNHC 102217
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC THU JAN 10 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU JAN 10.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI JAN 11.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT JAN 12.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING... 
.FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 73W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS 12 TO 17 FT.
.24 HOUR WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE. 

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N48W TO 26N61W TO 28N73W. N OF 
29N W OF FRONT TO 60W NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT IN 
NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N44W TO 25N60W TO 28N74W 
25N52W. N OF 28N W OF FRONT TO 59W W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 20 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT 15 TO 24 FT N OF 30N. N OF 
29N WITHIN 150 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 
FT IN SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N38W TO 27N42W TO 23N56W. W 
OF FRONT TO 55W N OF 28N W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 22 TO 
28 FT IN NW SWELL. E OF FRONT TO 35W N OF 29N SW WINDS 30 TO 35 
KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC FROM 18N TO 24N W OF 66W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...
EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT IN ATLC APPROACHES TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 22N W OF 40W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 24N W OF 63W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT IN ATLC APPROACHES TO THE WINDWARD 
PASSAGE. SEAS TO 9 FT. FROM 24N TO 25N W OF 77W E TO SE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N W OF 56W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 23N W OF 70W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 
8 FT. FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 63W AND 70W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL.

.ATLC WEAK LOW PRES AT 30N39W 1017 MB WITH STATIONARY FRONT TO 
24N43W TO 25N50W. N OF 25N E OF 50W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT IN N TO NE SWELL EXCEPT 12 TO 15 FT N OF 26N E OF 44W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 31N39W TO 25N44W. N OF 24N 
E OF 43W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH DISSIPATED. CONDITIONS MERGED 
WITH AREA DESCRIBED IN NEXT PARAGRAPH.

.ATLC 12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N53W TO 28N65W. N OF 30N W 
OF FRONT TO 65W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N48W TO 26N61W TO 28N73W. EXCEPT 
AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...NW OF FRONT TO 64W NW TO N WINDS 20 T 25 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 28N E OF FRONT TO 44W SW TO W 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N44W TO 25N60W TO 28N74W. 
EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT...EXCEPT 12 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL N OF 29N E 
OF 60W. N OF 27N WITHIN 300 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...W OF FRONT TO 
LINE FROM 25N55W TO 31N58W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 TO 
24 FT IN NW SWELL. E OF FRONT N OF 26N SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
9 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N BETWEEN 47W AND 67W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT IN N TO NE SWELL BETWEEN 47W AND 62W
AND 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL BETWEEN 62W AND 67W.
  
.CARIBBEAN EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 11N 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 FROM 11N TO 17N BETWEEN 69W AND 82W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. WINDWARD PASSAGE NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT MAINLY N PORTION. N OF 11N W OF 82W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. S OF 
11N WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 17N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF 
COLOMBIA. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 12N BETWEEN 67W AND 
72W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N 
BETWEEN 75W AND 83W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE 
SWELL...EXCEPT IN E TO SE SWELL N OF 13N.  

.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT FROM 30N93W TO 25N93W TO 22N98W. 
SQUALL LINE AHEAD OF FRONT FROM 30N89.5W TO 28N90W TO 25N93W. N 
OF 25N E OF SQUALL LINE TO 85W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT. N OF 25N BETWEEN FRONT AND SQUALL LINE S TO SE WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR NUMEROUS TSTMS 
BETWEEN FRONT AND SQUALL LINE AND WITHIN 120 NM E OF SQUALL LINE 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAK FRONTAL REMNANTS TO MOVE NW AND EXTEND 
FROM 30N91W TO 28.5N97W. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT. 

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

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.