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FZNT02 KNHC 141615
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST                                            
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL                           
1630 UTC THU NOV 14 2013

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 1200 UTC THU NOV 14.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI NOV 15.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT NOV 16.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.GULF OF MEXICO WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT 23.5N80W TO 21.5N90W 
TO 18.5N93W. S OF 20N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH 
FREQUENT GUSTS 35 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 
FRONT TO 23N W OF 90W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 
FT. S OF 27N E OF 90W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 
FT. FROM 27N TO 29N E OF 91W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT 
IN E SWELL.
.06 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT 23.5N80W TO 21.5N90W TO 
18.5N93W. S OF 22N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 
TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF FRONT TO 22N W OF 90W N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. S OF 26N E OF 90W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. FROM 26N TO 28N E OF 91W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT TO DISSIPATE W OF 90W WITH WARM 
FRONT FROM 23.5N80W TO 27N90W. TROUGH FROM 26N90W TO 18.5N94W. 
FROM 24N TO 28N E OF 88W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N E OF 90W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 
FT IN E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WARM FRONT AND TROUGH TO DISSIPATE. WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N57W TO 23N70W THEN STATIONARY FRONT TO 
22.5N80W. N OF FRONT E OF 64W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 16 FT...HIGHEST N. ELSEWHERE N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 30 KT S OF 24N W OF 70W. SEAS 8 
TO 14 FT NE OF BAHAMAS...TO 8 FT LEE OF BAHAMAS...AND TO 12 FT 
IN GULF STREAM.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT BECOMING NEARLY STATIONARY FROM 
31N46W TO 24.5N60W TO 23.5N80W. N OF FRONT E OF 70W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. WITHIN 180 NM N OF FRONT W 
OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT E OF BAHAMAS. 
ELSEWHERE N OF FRONT E OF 78W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN N TO NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND TO 8 FT IN GULF STREAM. S 
OF FRONT BETWEEN 65W AND 71W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT 
IN NW TO N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT 31N45W TO 24.5N56W THEN SHEAR 
LINE TO 23N77W. N OF FRONT E OF 56W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N W OF 55W TO THE BAHAMAS WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 72W AND 76W E WINDS 25 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 70W AND 
79W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. FROM 15N TO 17N 
BETWEEN 71W AND 80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. N OF 19N 
W OF 79W...INCLUDING YUCATAN CHANNEL...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT 
WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT W OF 85W...HIGHEST IN YUCATAN 
CHANNEL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 78W E WINDS 25 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 17N BETWEEN 70W 
AND 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 19N W 
OF 84W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 14N BETWEEN 72W AND 76W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 12N TO 16N BETWEEN 
72W AND 81W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. 

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

$$

EFFECTIVE 3 DECEMBER 2013 AT 1800 UTC...THE HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
AREA IN THE TROPICAL ATLANTIC WILL BE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE THE 
SMALL TRIANGULAR AREA FROM 07N48W TO THE EAST COAST BOUNDARY OF 
SURINAME. THE DESCRIPTION OF THE AREA WITHIN THE FORECAST TEXT 
WILL NOT CHANGE.

.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.