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FZNT02 KNHC 130358
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SAT JAN 13 2018

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC SAT JAN 13.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN JAN 14.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON JAN 15.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 27N35W TO 25N46W TO 
24N58W. N OF LINE FROM 27N35W TO 25N44W TO 21N48W TO 19N60W TO 
26N62W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT...HIGHEST NE. 
ELSEWHERE N OF LINE FROM 11N35W TO 09N45W TO 11N54W TO 19.5N65W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. N OF 18N E OF 60W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT...HIGHEST NEAR 26N50W. 
ELSEWHERE E OF LINE FROM 07N50W TO 10N55W TO 18N63W TO 20N68W TO 
30N69W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW 
SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF LINE FROM 20N35W TO 20N50W TO 26N61W E TO 
SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT...HIGHEST NEAR 26N54W. 
ELSEWHERE E OF LINE FROM 06N52W TO 10N56W TO 23N66W TO 31N65W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN E TO NE SWELL. 

.ATLC COLD FRONT APPROACH 31N81W. TROUGH FROM 31N79W TO 29N80W. 
N OF 28N BETWEEN 70W AND 80W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 
TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 65W AND N LINE FROM 29N80W TO 22N71W TO 
19.5N65W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN E TO SE SWELL 
OUTSIDE BAHAMAS. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N73W TO 25N76W...THEN 
STATIONARY FRONT TO 21N77W. TROUGH DISSIPATED. N OF 30N BETWEEN 
69W AND 78W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE AND SE 
SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N70W TO 28N72W...THEN 
STATIONARY FRONT TO 21N76W. S OF 27N W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT OUTSIDE BAHAMAS. N OF 29N W OF FRONT TO 80W N 
TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

.CARIBBEAN COLD FRONT APPROACH 21N86W. TROUGH FROM 22N83.5W TO 
20N85W TO 16N89W. N OF 19N AND W OF 85W...INCLUDING YUCATAN 
CHANNEL...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 21N78W TO 10N83W. FROM 10N TO 
19N BETWEEN 82W AND 86W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 20N77W TO 15N81W TO 
09N82W. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. 

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 70W AND 76W E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 70W AND 76W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 

.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT FROM 30N83.5W TO 25N85W TO 21N87W. 
TROUGH FROM 26.5N82W TO 23N83W. W OF FRONT TO 93W NW WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT...HIGHEST NEAR 25N90W. W OF TROUGH TO 
FRONT SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT AND TROUGH SE OF AREA. S OF 28N AND 
E OF 90W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 25N E OF 87W...INCLUDING FLORIDA 
STRAITS...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL.

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

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.FORECASTER MCELROY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.