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FZNT02 KNHC 230838
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST                                              
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL                          
1030 UTC THU JAN 23 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 0600 UTC THU JAN 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI JAN 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT JAN 25.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N89W TO 27N97W. NW OF FRONT
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 28N82W TO 25N97W. N OF 27N W OF
94W NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT 
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT W OF 92W.
.30 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 27N82W TO 25N95W TO 21N96W. FROM
22N TO 25N W OF 96W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 24N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT S OF AREA...TROUGH FROM 26N96W TO 
19N93W. W OF LINE FROM 28N92W TO 25N96W TO 19N95W NW TO N WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. FROM 22N TO 28N E OF 92W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.TROUGH FROM 26N96W TO 19N93W WITH LOW PRES 25N96W 1014. W OF LOW
AND TROUGH NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N62W TO 21N75W. N OF 24N W OF FRONT TO 
74W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST 
SEAS NEAR 31N64W. N OF 29N WITHIN 360 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. FROM 26N TO 29N WITHIN 300 NM OF 
FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 31N56W TO 22N68W. WITHIN
AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 31N67W TO 31N47W TO 21N63W TO 31N67W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGE.
 
.ATLC FROM 18N TO 24N E OF 45W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
9 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 26N E OF 52W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 240 NM OF LINE FROM 24N35W TO 14N53W 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF LINE
FROM 28N35W TO 18N60W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY
IN MIXED N AND S SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 15N TO 26N E OF 45W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF LINE FROM 31N60W TO 19N62W TO
08N50W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. 

.ATLC 24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N75W TO 28N80W. N OF 30N
W OF 78W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N70W TO 23N80W. N OF 30N BETWEEN
68W AND 78W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N 65W TO 20N74W. N OF 30N 
BETWEEN 65W AND 77W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
S OF 24N BETWEEN 71W AND 78W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN
8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N58W TO 20N72W. N OF 29N 
BETWEEN 64W AND 76W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
S OF 24N BETWEEN 71W AND 78W NE WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT
IN NE SWELL.  

.CARIBBEAN FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 74W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 73W AND 78W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09.5N TO 14N BETWEEN 74W AND 79W NE WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09.5N TO 14N BETWEEN 74W AND 81W NE WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.

.CARIBBEAN 42 HOUR FORECAST NW OF LINE FROM 20N77W TO 16N88W NE
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 120 NM OF LINE FROM 20N79W TO 18N82W 
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.