000
FZNT02 KNHC 160957
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC WED JAN 16 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC WED JAN 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU JAN 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI JAN 18.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.LOW PRES NEAR 31N42W 1002 MB. N OF 27N E OF 38W S TO SW WINDS 
30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 19 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST GALE FORCE WINDS E OF AREA.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.06 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N88W TO 19N96W. FROM 22N TO 26N W 
OF 96W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N85W TO 22N88W. S OF 22N W OF 
92W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...N OF 23N E OF 40W S TO SW 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT WITH MIXED SW AND NW SWELL. 
N OF 23N BETWEEN 40W AND 50W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 
TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 18N E OF 57W AND S OF 18N W OF 45W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 35N36W TO LOW PRES NEAR 25N41W 
1010 MB TO 17N42W. N OF 18N E OF 55W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT IN MIXED NW AND SE SWELL E OF 40W AND N TO NE SWELL W 
OF 40W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES DISSIPATED. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT WITH NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 72W AND 78W NE TO 
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 74W AND 78W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT WITH NE SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN 42 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 22N85W TO 17N88W. NW OF 
FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN YUCATAN 
CHANNEL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 22N84W TO 17N87W. NW OF FRONT NW TO 
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT 30N88W TO 20N97W. W OF FRONT N WINDS 
20 TO 39 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.06 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N88W TO 19N96W. EXCEPT AS NOTED 
IN GULF OF MEXICO WARNING...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N85W TO 21N88W. EXCEPT AS NOTED 
IN GULF OF MEXICO WARNING...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS TO 12 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 27N82W TO 21N87W. WITHIN 480 NM W 
OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT SE OF AREA. E OF 90W N WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.