000 FZNT02 KNHC 200938 HSFAT2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 UTC WED NOV 20 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 0600 UTC WED NOV 20. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU NOV 21. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI NOV 22. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .ATLC N OF 27N BETWEEN 41W AND 56W W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL W OF 50W AND SW SWELL E OF 50W ...EXCEPT 14 TO 21 FT N OF 29N BETWEEN 47W AND 54W. ELSEWHERE E OF 70W TO LINE FROM 31N36W TO 17N55W TO 17N62W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 30N E OF 40W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N BETWEEN 36W AND 50W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N65W TO 28N77W THEN STATIONARY TO 28N81W. N OF 27N W OF 70W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N54W TO 28N67W THEN STATIONARY TO 27N77W. N OF 27N E OF 63W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N39W TO 26N65W THEN STATIONARY TO 26N77W. WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 27N65W TO 30N80W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 29N BETWEEN 49W AND 61W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. .ATLC FROM 13N TO 22N E OF 38W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 17N E OF 41W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .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.