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FZNT02 KNHC 021603
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST                                               
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL                          
1630 UTC FRI JAN 02 2015

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS

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 FRI JAN 02.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT JAN 03.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN JAN 04.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 73W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 09.5N TO 17N BETWEEN 61W AND 
82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. REMAINDER OF 
AREA S OF 18N E OF 83W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NE 
TO E SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 79W NE TO E 
WINDS 30 TO 40 KT...EXCEPT TO 45 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF THE COAST OF 
COLOMBIA. SEAS 13 TO 22 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 18N E OF 85W 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. S OF 18N W OF 85W... 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF HONDURAS...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT. FROM 18N TO 20N BETWEEN 73W AND 81W...INCLUDING THE WINDWARD 
PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. REMAINDER OF 
CARIBBEAN S OF 19N WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 11 FT IN NE TO E 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 79W NE TO E 
WINDS 30 TO 40 KT...EXCEPT TO 45 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF THE COAST OF 
COLOMBIA. SEAS 14 TO 23 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 18N E OF 84W 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT. S OF 20N W OF 
84W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF HONDURAS...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. FROM 18N TO 20N BETWEEN 73W AND 
80W...INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. REMAINDER OF CARIBBEAN S OF 20N WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 11 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 14N BETWEEN 73W AND 79W NE TO E 
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 20 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 18N E 
OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. REMAINDER OF 
CARIBBEAN S OF 20N WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 11 FT IN NE TO E 
SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.ATLC WITHIN 600 NM S OF A LINE FROM 23N35W TO 17N61W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT WITH MIXED N AND NE SWELL. S 
OF 21N BETWEEN 71W AND 74W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 300 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 
22N35W TO 15N47W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT WITH N AND 
NE SWELL. FROM 08N TO 22N BETWEEN 47W AND 69W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT WITH MIXED N AND NE TO E SWELL. S OF 
24N BETWEEN 69W AND 78W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT 
WITH E SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST ATLC FROM 10N TO 25N BETWEEN 45W AND 68W NE TO 
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT WITH MIXED N AND NE SWELL. 
FROM 20N TO 25N BETWEEN 68W AND 77W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST NEAR APPROACHES TO WINDWARD PASSAGE. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 14N TO 21N E OF 45W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 
10 FT WITH MIXED N AND NE SWELL.
 
.GULF OF MEXICO 30 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N93W TO 
26N97W. N OF 26N E OF FRONT TO 90W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N88W TO 20N97W. FROM 21N TO 
26N W OF FRONT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER HUFFMAN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.