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FZNT02 KNHC 290208
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC TUE JAN 30 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE JAN 29.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED JAN 30.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU JAN 31.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.06 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 76W NE TO E 
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N38W TO 22N66W. FORECAST WATERS N OF 26N 
WITHIN 270 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. 
N OF 26N W OF FRONT TO 52W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 
FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT TO 65W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH 27N35W TO 20N55W. N OF 21N E OF 
57W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
FROM 20N TO 25N BETWEEN 57W AND 72W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 
8 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH 30N35W TO 21N44W AND NEW COLD 
FRONT 31N39W TO 27N55W TO 31N61W. N OF 29N WITHIN 300 NM E OF 
FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 28N W OF FRONT 
TO 52W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL.
ELSEWHERE N OF 22N E OF 57W AND FROM 14N TO 22N BETWEEN 50W AND 
67W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED N 
SWELL. 

.ATLC S OF 20N E OF 61W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT 
PRIMARILY IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 12N E OF 52W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 
8 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGE.

.ATLC 48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT APPROACH SE UNITES STATES 
COAST. N OF 27N W OF 73W S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W NE TO E WINDS 25 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 18N BETWEEN 72W 
AND 81W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.06 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN CARIBBEAN WARNING...FROM 
10N TO 18N BETWEEN 69W AND 81W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 
25 TO 30 KT S OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 73W AND 79W NE TO E 
WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 18N 
BETWEEN 68W AND 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 17N BETWEEN 67W AND 82W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COLOMBIAN 
COAST. SEAS TO 11 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO 18 HOUR FORECAST N OF 25N W OF 94W S WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.30 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N94W TO 26N97W. NW OF FRONT NW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS IN LINES E OF 
FRONT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N85W TO 18N94W. S OF 27N W OF 
FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. N OF 27N E OF 
FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS 
IN LINES E OF FRONT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.