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FZNT02 KNHC 120258
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC TUE JAN 12 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC TUE JAN 12.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED JAN 13.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU JAN 14.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.LOW PRES 29N42W 988 MB WITH COLD FRONT FROM 31N36W TO 20N39W TO
18N66W. N OF 24N BETWEEN 42W AND 47W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT.
SEAS 19 TO 29 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 18N BETWEEN 42W AND 51W W TO NW
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 22 FT. FROM 17N TO 25N BETWEEN 42W
AND 35W SW TO W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT. N OF 25N
BETWEEN 37W AND 35W S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT.
REMAINDER OF AREA N OF LINE FROM 17N35W TO 15N55W TO 27N76W TO
31N73W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED
SWELL. POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION.
.18 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR
25N37W 992 MB. WITHIN 240 NM OF LINE FROM 21N35W TO 26N44W TO
31N43W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 22 FT. ELSEWHERE N
OF LINE FROM 15N35W TO 08N46W TO 09N58W TO 23N73W TO 31N63W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR
25N36W 993 MB. WITHIN 420 NM S QUADRANT W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. N OF 22N BETWEEN 40W AND 48W N WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS 13 TO 19 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF LINE FROM 31N61W TO 21N71W
TO 07N52W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT PRIMARILY IN
MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...E OF
AREA NEAR 27N32W 1002 MB. N OF 26N E OF 38W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 11 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF LINE FROM 31N51W TO 20N69W TO 
06N54W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED 
N AND E SWELL. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC 36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N62W TO 21N76W. N OF
29N WITHIN 300 NM E OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT
IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. N OF 30N BETWEEN 67W AND 77W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N58W TO 24N68W THEN
STATIONARY TO 21N75W. N OF 30N WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. N OF 29N
BETWEEN 63W AND 71W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED
NE AND NW SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 10.5N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W NE TO E WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 13N BETWEEN 72W AND 76W NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 12N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO 12 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 25N96W TO 19N96W. N
OF 21N W OF TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 26N97W TO 19N93W. S OF 23N W OF
TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 26N97W TO 18N94W. WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 26N97W TO 19N92W. FROM 21N
TO23NBETWEEN 84W AND 91W...INCLUDING YUCATAN CHANNEL...E WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.