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HIGH SEAS FORECAST..AMENDED                                    
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL                        
0530 UTC SAT NOV 16 2013

AMENDED FOR GALE WARNING IN THE GULF OF MEXICO

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 SAT NOV 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN NOV 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON NOV 18.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.GULF OF MEXICO FROM 25N TO 28N E OF 87W E TO SE WINDS 25 TO 35 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N E OF 84W AND FROM 26N TO 
28N BETWEEN 84W AND 88W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT. FROM 25N TO 27N BETWEEN 88W AND 90W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL
.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 26N TO 29N E OF 88W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N47W TO 23N64W THEN SHEAR LINE TO 21N77W. N 
OF 25N W OF FRONT TO 65W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. 
FROM 22N TO 24N W OF 65W TO BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 11 FT E OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE N OF SHEAR LINE E OF 
BAHAMAS WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N46W TO LOW PRES NEAR 24N54W 
1010 MB...AND DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT 21N76W. N OF 25N E OF 
65W TO A LINE FROM 31N38W TO 25N50W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL...EXCEPT 12 TO 14 FT BETWEEN 120 
NM AND 450 NM NW OF LINE. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT TO 77W N OF 
BAHAMAS...EXCEPT N OF 29N W OF 70W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. TROUGH FROM 31N49W THROUGH 
DEVELOPING LOW PRES NEAR 26N54W 1003 MB TO 18N60W. N OF 25N W OF 
LOW TO 65W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE N 
OF 20N BETWEEN 42W AND 71W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT 
IN N TO NE SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 12N TO 15N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 17N BETWEEN 73W AND 
82W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 74W AND 80W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 77W AND 79W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE 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 SCHAUER. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.