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FZNT02 KNHC 122135
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC TUE FEB 12 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC TUE FEB 12.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED FEB 13.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU FEB 14.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N38W TO 25N44W THEN FRONTAL TROUGH TO 17N62W. 
E OF LINE 20N71W TO 23N70W TO 31N61W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 13 FT IN MIXED N SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 30N46W. E OF BAHAMAS 
AND W OF LINE 20N41W TO 12N54W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.    
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH 31N35W TO 24N42W. S OF LINE 
FROM 31N35W TO 31N45W TO 22N65W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED N AND E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH DISSIPATED. S OF LINE FROM 
25N35W TO 18N62W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 9 FT PRIMARILY IN 
MIXED N SWELL.

.ATLC 18 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N W OF 70W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.30 HOUR FORECAST COLD FROM 31N78W TO 29N80W. W OF FRONT W TO NW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. N OF 28N WITHIN 480 NM E OF 
FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FROM 31N71W TO 27N80W. N OF 29N WITHIN 
480 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.  

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 18N BETWEEN 68W AND 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 
TO 13 FT WITH E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 17N BETWEEN 73W AND 80W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 74W AND 78W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO 24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N83W TO 
21N94W TO 18N94W. S OF 25N W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 26N82W TO 19N92W. WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.