000
FZNT02 KNHC 010947
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC FRI JAN 1 2016

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC JAN 01.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT JAN 02.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN JAN 03.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.FROM 11N TO 13.5N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 18N BETWEEN 67W AND 81W
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. REMAINDER AREA S OF
18N BETWEEN 75W AND 83W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT
IN NE TO E SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 17N BETWEEN 69W AND 80W NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N BETWEEN
72W AND 83W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE TO E
SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 15N BETWEEN 68W AND 79W NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. N OF 15N BETWEEN 71W AND
73W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N
BETWEEN 68W AND 83W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE
TO E SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13.5N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 15N
BETWEEN 72W AND 82W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE TO E
SWELL. 

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.GULF OF MEXICO STATIONARY FRONT FROM 30N84W TO 25N94W TO
18N95W. N OF 26N W OF 92W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
S OF 24N W OF 96W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8
FT. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 28N83W TO 23N95W THEN
STATIONARY TO 18N94W. FROM 21N TO 25N W OF 96W NW TO N WINDS 25
TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. N OF 25N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 25N W OF FRONT NW TO N
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.   
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 26N82W TO 22N94W THEN
STATIONARY TO 18N93W. S OF 21N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 25 TO 40 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. N OF 24N W OF 85W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.   
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 24N80W TO 23N92W TO 18N93W.
S OF 22N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
ELSEWHERE S OF 27N W OF 87W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO
10 FT.
  
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC S OF 21N BETWEEN 71W AND 75W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO
8 FT. N OF 27N E OF 46W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN
NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF LINE FROM 31N50W TO 20N65W TO 06N53W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST E OF LINE FROM 31N45W TO 18N62W TO 09N60W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF LINE FROM 27N35W TO 15N61W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. 

.ATLC 36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N67W TO 25N80W. N OF
30N BETWEEN 55W AND 67W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N61W TO 25N77W. N OF 30N E
OF FRONT TO 41W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER MUNDELL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.