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FZNT02 KNHC 291015
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC WED 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC TUE JAN 29.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED JAN 30.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU JAN 31.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
.09 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N36W TO 21N65W TO 24N77W. FORECAST WATERS N 
OF 27N WITHIN 150 NM SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 
13 FT WITH NW SWELL. N OF 30N W OF FRONT TO 44W NW WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT TO 70W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN N 
SWELL...HIGHEST NE. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING FRONTAL TROUGH 28N35W TO 21N54W TO 
22N62W. N OF 21N E OF 57W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT 
PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. N OF 18N E OF 68W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS TO 12FT IN N TO 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 21N E OF 61W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT 
PRIMARILY IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 10N E OF 52W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 
9 FT IN MIXED N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGE.

.ATLC 48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT APPROACHING NW PORTIONS.  N OF 
28N W OF 70W S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.CARIBBEAN EXCEPT AS NOTED IN CARIBBEAN WARNING...FROM 10N TO 
17.5 BETWEEN 67W 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. N OF 18N 
BETWEEN 73W AND 77W...INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.09 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 14N BETWEEN 73W AND 79W NE TO E 
WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 17.5N 
BETWEEN 67W AND 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.  
N OF 18N BETWEEN 73W AND 82W...INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE 
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 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 12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 24N W OF 90W S WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N93.5W TO 25N98W. NW OF FRONT NW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT TO 90W AND 
N OF 23N E OF 90W S WINDS S TO WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS IN LINES E OF FRONT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N81W TO 18N94W. S OF 25N W OF 
FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS 
IN LINES E OF FRONT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.