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FZNT02 KNHC 180212
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC FRI JAN 18 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT JAN 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN JAN 20.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.COLD FRONT 31N78W TO 26N80W. N OF 29N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 
30 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. 
.18 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS BELOW GALE FORCE. 

.GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.N OF 27N E OF 87W NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 
GALE FORCE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT WITH NW SWELL.
.06 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS BELOW GALE. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT COLD FRONT 31N78W TO 26N80W. EXCEPT AS NOTED IN 
ATLC WARNING...W OF FRONT W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT. N OF 27N WITHIN 240 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT ALONG FRONT. 
.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N68W T0 21N76W. N OF 28N W OF 
FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N65W T0 21N75W. N OF 28N W OF 
FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT 31N58W TO 27N70W TO 24N79W. N 
OF FRONT E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM N OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 
8 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED N SWELL. 

.ATLC LOW PRES 21N41W 1013 MB WITH TROUGH N TO 31N40W. FROM 15N 
TO 27N E OF 57W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN 
N SWELL MIXING WITH SE SWELL E OF 40W.
.18 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED TROUGH WEAKEN. WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 73W AND 78W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 70W AND 79W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.

.CARIBBEAN COLD FRONT 22N84W TO 19N87W. NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 22N78W TO 14N83W. W OF 83W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH 21N77W TO 14N83W. N OF 11N W OF 
W OF 83W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST BROAD TROUGH OVER NW WATERS. WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT E OF 82W. EXCEPT AS NOTED IN GULF OF 
MEXICO WARNING...N OF 25N E OF 90W NW TO NW WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. S OF 25N BETWEEN 82W AND 97W NW TO NW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST E OF 89W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 
FT. S OF 22N BETWEEN 89W AND 96W NW TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST E OF 88W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.