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FZNT02 KNHC 130339
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC WED JAN 13 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED JAN 13.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU JAN 14.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI JAN 15.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC STORM WARNING...
.LOW PRES NEAR 25N35W 988 MB. DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 16N35W
TO 13N48W TO 14N61W. WITHIN 60 NM SW QUADRANT WINDS 40 TO 50 KT.
SEAS 16 TO 24 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM W SEMICIRCLE WINDS 30
TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 21 FT. REMAINDER AREA OVER FORECAST WATERS
WITHIN 420 NM S QUADRANT AND 750 W AND NW QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 21 FT. REMAINING AREA E OF A LINE FROM 31N65W
TO 22N72W TO 20N72W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE
SWELL W OF 47W AND NW SWELL E OF 47W...EXCEPT 12 TO 18 FT N OF
15N E OF 55W.
.06 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES E OF AREA NEAR 25N34W 990 MB. COLD
FRONT DISSIPATED. OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 180 NM S QUADRANT
WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 21 FT. ELSEWHERE OVER FORECAST
WATERS WITHIN 420 NM S QUADRANT AND 600 NM W AND NW QUADRANTS
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. REMAINDER AREA E OF A LINE
FROM 31N64W TO 22N71W TO 19N70W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO
12 FT PRIMARILY IN N TO NE SWELL...EXCEPT 11 TO 16 FT N OF 13N E
OF 54W. 
.18 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL OR SUBTROPICAL
CYCLONE...E OF AREA. N OF 27N E OF 41W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT IN SE SWELL. FROM 21N TO 27N E OF 36W W TO
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE E
OF A LINE FROM 31N59W TO 20N70W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO
12 FT PRIMARILY IN N TO NE SWELL...EXCEPT 11 TO 14 FT FROM 12N
TO 27N E OF 44W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N E OF 40W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 11 TO 14 FT IN SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF A LINE FROM 31N51W
TO 20N70W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.42 HOUR FORECAST E OF A LINE FROM 31N51W TO 19N64W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN N TO NE SWELL...HIGHEST NE
PART.
.48 HOUR FORECAST E OF A LINE FROM 31N49W TO 28N49W TO 19N64W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC 12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N60W TO 27N65W TO
22N78W. N OF 30N W OF FRONT TO 77W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO
9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N57W TO 22N68W. N OF 29N
BETWEEN 55W AND 72W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N49W TO 25N60W THEN
DISSIPATING STATIONARY TO 23N68W. N OF 25N BETWEEN 49W AND 66W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL W OF FRONT AND
NE SWELL E OF FRONT. 

.ATLC 48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 22N TO 24N W OF 76W NE TO E WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 72W AND 76W NE TO E WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W NE WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W NE WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. 
.42 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 75W AND 78W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 73W AND 76W NE WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO TROUGH FROM 25N92W TO 22N95W TO 18N93W. S OF 25N
W OF TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 25N98W TO 18N93W. WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO 42 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 27N96W 1009 MB.
WARM FRONT FRONT 29N89W TO 28N92W TO LOW PRES. S OF WARM FRONT
TO 26N BETWEEN 89W AND 92W WINDS S TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 27.5N95W 1008 MB. WARM FRONT
FROM 30N87W TO 28N90W TO LOW PRES. S OF FRONT TO 26N BETWEEN 87W
AND 91W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM
27N TO 28.5N BETWEEN 89W AND 93W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9
FT IN SE SWELL. 

.GULF OF MEXICO 48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 25N E OF 86W SE WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA.

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

$$
.FORECASTER SCHAUER. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.