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HIGH SEAS FORECAST                                         
     
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL                          
2230 UTC SAT NOV 23 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 1800 UTC SAT NOV 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN NOV 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON NOV 25.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.COLD FRONT FROM 30N84W TO 26N94W TO 19N96W. S OF 26N W OF FRONT 
NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT 
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT W OF 90W.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 28N83W TO 25N94W TO 19N94W. S 
OF 24N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N AND W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT W OF 90W. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 26N82W TO 23N95W TO 19N93W. S OF 
23N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N AND W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT W OF 87W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 24N81W TO LOW PRES NEAR  
24.5N95.5W. TROUGH FROM LOW PRES TO 30N89W. N OF FRONT E OF 90W 
E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. NW OF TROUGH NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. WITHIN 90 NM W SEMICIRCLE OF LOW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
 
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC E OF 66W AND NW OF LINE FROM 29N35W TO 21N55W TO 21N66W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 13N AND SE OF LINE FROM 31N45W TO 22N65W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 17N E OF 61W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 
9 FT IN NW SWELL.

.ATLC 18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N72W TO 28N81W. NW OF FRONT 
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N68W TO 27N80W. NW OF FRONT N 
WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 30N E OF FRONT TO 60W 
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N61W TO 26N70W TO 24N81W. NW OF 
FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT OUTSIDE OF 
BAHAMAS AND TO 11 FT IN THE GULF STREAM. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N55W TO 24N70W THEN 
STATIONARY TO 24N81W. NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT OUTSIDE OF BAHAMAS AND TO 9 FT IN THE GULF 
STREAM.

.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 GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.