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FZNT02 KNHC 201515
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST                                              
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL                          
1630 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 1200 UTC WED NOV 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU NOV 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI NOV 22.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.
 
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC N OF 28N BETWEEN 39W AND 53W 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. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 25N BETWEEN 40W AND 60W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
8 TO 11 FT IN IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. FROM 16N TO 25N BETWEEN 
57W AND 70W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N BETWEEN 36W AND 47W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N62W TO 27N80W. 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 31N43W TO 25N56W THEN 
STATIONARY TO 26N70W. N OF 28N BETWEEN 62W AND 76W NE TO E WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N39W TO 25N50W. N OF 25N 
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AND FROM 25N TO 29N BETWEEN 65W AND 73W NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.ATLC FROM 10N TO 20N E OF 36W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN 
NE SWELL.
.24 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 DGS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.