000
FZNT02 KNHC 110402
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC FRI JAN 11 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI JAN 11.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT JAN 12.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN JAN 13.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING... 
.FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
.18 HOUR WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE. 

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N48W TO 25N63W TO 28N72W. N OF 
29N W OF FRONT TO 61W NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT IN 
NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N41W TO 25N49W TO 23N66W. N 
OF 27N W OF FRONT TO 58W W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 
20 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 FT N OF 29N BETWEEN 50W AND 
58W. N OF 29N WITHIN 120 NM SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 13 FT WITH NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 29N35W TO 20N50W TO 19N57W TO 
20N70W. N OF 29N BETWEEN 50W AND 58W NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 
22 TO 28 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 28N BETWEEN 36W AND 50W SW TO W 
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 29 FT...HIGHEST NW.

.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 STATIONARY FRONT 31N36W TO 23N43W TO 25N52W. N OF 21N E OF 
49W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. FROM 15N TO 26N E OF 43W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGED WITH AREA DESCRIBED IN NEXT 
PARAGRAPH.

.ATLC 06 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.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT  31N48W TO 25N63W TO 28N72W. 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 31N41W TO 25N49W TO 23N66W. 
EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...NW OF FRONT NW 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 26N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 
FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 29N35W TO 20N50W TO 19N57W TO 
20N70W. EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 25N W OF FRONT TO 63W 
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 TO 24 FT IN NW SWELL. E OF 
FRONT N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 18N BETWEEN 45W AND 70W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
10 TO 17 FT IN N TO NE SWELL BETWEEN 47W AND 65W AND 8 TO 11 FT 
IN NE SWELL BETWEEN 65W AND 70W.
  
.CARIBBEAN FROM 15N TO 17.5N BETWEEN 69W AND 81W NE TO E WINDS 
25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. EXCEPT AS NOTED IN 
WARNINGS...ELSEWHERE N OF 10.5N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 11N W OF 82W E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL.
.18 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. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 14N BETWEEN 72W AND 81W NE WINDS 
25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. N OF 14N BETWEEN 68W AND 
80W...INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 12 FT EXCEPT 8 T 10 FT WINDWARD PASSAGE. ELSEWHERE S OF 17N 
BETWEEN 67W AND 83W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E TO 
NE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 16N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 16N BETWEEN 
67W AND 72W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 18N 
BETWEEN 73W AND 77W INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 17N BETWEEN 72W AND 83W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.

.GULF OF MEXICO STATIONARY FRONT FROM 30N92.5W TO 24N94W TO 
18N96W. N OF 27N E OF FRONT TO 87W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 
8 FT. S OF 25N E OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT 
IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR NUMEROUS TSTMS 
BETWEEN FRONT AND 88W. 
.18 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.