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FZNT02 KNHC 161519
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST                                              
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL                          
1630 UTC THU JAN 16 2014

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 JAN 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI JAN 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT JAN 18.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.FIRST COLD FRONT FROM 31N72W TO 27N73W TO 21N76W. N OF 27N E OF 
FRONT TO 69W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. SECOND 
COLD FRONT FROM 31N77W TO 27N79W TO 23N81W. W OF SECOND FRONT W 
TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT N OF 28N. N OF 29N 
BETWEEN FRONTS WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST MERGED COLD FRONT FROM 31N70W TO 27N71W TO 
22N73W THEN STATIONARY TO 20.5N75W. N OF 28N BETWEEN 67W AND 74W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 31N67W TO 24N72W 
THEN STATIONARY TO 20.5N75W. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 
8 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC LOW PRES NEAR 26N47W 1017 MB. TROUGH FROM 30N42W TO LOW TO 
20N50W. N OF 27N BETWEEN 40W AND 53W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF A LINE FROM 30N35W TO 22N47W TO 
22N55W E OF 55W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE TO E 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 26N55W 1021 MB. TROUGH FROM 
31N53W TO LOW TO 22N56W. N OF 26N BETWEEN 47W AND 51W SE TO S 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 
26N E OF 58W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED N AND 
E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC 18 HOUR FORECAST S OF 20N E OF A LINE FROM 20N43W TO 
07N55W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST E OF A LINE FROM 21N35W TO 20N45W TO 07N57W NE 
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 16N E OF 55W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF A LINE FROM 30N35W 
TO 11N61W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED N AND E 
SWELL.

.ATLC 42 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N78W TO 28.5N81W. W OF 
FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF 28.5N WITHIN 
120 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N76W TO 27N80W. W OF FRONT W 
TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 28N 
WITHIN 120 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.CARIBBEAN COLD FRONT STALLING FROM 20N78W TO 11.5N83.5W. SECOND 
COLD FRONT FROM 22.5N82W TO 18N88W. S OF 19N W OF FIRST FRONT 
BETWEEN 80W AND 87W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
BETWEEN 82W AND 86W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST MERGED STATIONARY FRONT FROM 20N76W TO 18N79W 
TO 11N84W. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 20N76W TO 18N79W TO 
11N84W. FROM 17N TO 19N BETWEEN 81W AND 85W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 20N76W TO 
18N79W TO 11N84W. FROM 16N TO 21N W OF FRONT BETWEEN 78W AND 86W 
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 72W AND 77W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 16N BETWEEN 71W 
AND 78W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 78W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT JUST SE OF AREA. E OF A LINE FROM 
28N83W TO 22N91W TO 21.5N87W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT 
IN NW SWELL.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N84W TO 27N88W. W OF FRONT 
TO 88W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 26N82W TO 26N86W. N OF FRONT E 
OF 85W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.