000
FZNT02 KNHC 130940
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC WED JAN 13.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU JAN 14.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI JAN 15.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.LOW PRES E OF AREA NEAR 25.5N34W 989 MB. OVER FORECAST WATERS
WITHIN 240 NM W SEMICIRCLE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 19 FT.
ELSEWHERE N OF 22N E OF 46W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11
TO 17 FT IN N SWELL. FROM 18N TO 22N E OF 40W SW TO W WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS 16 TO 19 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF A
LINE FROM 31N63W TO 20N72W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT
PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT 11 TO 17 FT N OF 12N E OF 56W.
.12 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL OR SUBTROPICAL
CYCLONE...E OF AREA NEAR 26.5N31.5W 993 MB. OVER FORECAST WATERS
N OF 26N E OF 40W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT IN
N TO NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N E OF 50W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 11 TO 14 FT IN MIXED N AND SE SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA E OF
A LINE FROM 31N55W TO 20N70W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11
FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL OR SUBTROPICAL
CYCLONE...WELL NE OF AREA. OVER FORECAST WATERS N OF 28N E OF
40W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF A LINE FROM 31N49W TO 20N70W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND SE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 19N WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT
IN MIXED NE AND SE SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N75W TO 30N79W. N OF 30N BETWEEN 71W AND
79W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N69W TO 30N72W TO 29N79W. N
OF 30N BETWEEN 65W AND 74W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT
IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N59W TO 29N65W TO 28N70W. W
OF FRONT TO 70W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE
AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N47W TO 29N50W TO 26N62W. N
OF 21N E OF 63W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE
AND NW SWELL.

.ATLC 42 HOUR FORECAST FROM 22.5N TO 25N W OF 78W...INCLUDING
STRAITS OF FLORIDA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8
FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 23N TO 25N W OF 77W...INCLUDING STRAITS
OF FLORIDA...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W NE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.

.CARIBBEAN AND GULF OF MEXICO FROM 21N TO 24N BETWEEN 83W AND
87W...INCLUDING YUCATAN CHANNEL...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO
8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 21N TO 23N BETWEEN 84W AND 88W NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGE.

.GULF OF MEXICO TROUGH FROM 25N92W TO 22N94W TO 20N93W TO
18N93W. FROM 22N TO 25N W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. S OF 22N W OF TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 26N93W TO 24N96W TO 21N94W TO
18N92W. LOW PRES DEVELOPING NEAR 22N95.5W. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 28N96W TO LOW PRES NEAR 23N96W
1014 MB. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WARM FRONT FROM 24N89W TO LOW PRES NEAR 27N96W
1012 MB. TROUGH FROM LOW TO 24N96W TO 20N96W. WITHIN 120 NM NE
OF WARM FRONT BETWEEN 89W AND 93W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WARM FRONT FROM 29N82W TO 29.5N87W TO LOW PRES
NEAR 28.5N92W 1012 MB. TROUGH FROM LOW TO 26N93W TO 22N95W. S OF
FRONT TO 25N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.