000
FZNT02 KNHC 140315
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC THU JAN 14 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU JAN 14.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI JAN 15.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT JAN 16.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.ATLC 24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 23N TO 25N W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST N OF 25N W OF 78W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NE OF AREA. N OF 29N W OF 78W S WINDS
30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N W OF 72W SE TO
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT OUTSIDE OF BAHAMAS N OF 26N
W OF 75W. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N77W TO 28N81W. N OF 29N
BETWEEN 72W AND 76W S WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
ELSEWHERE N OF 26N BETWEEN 68W AND 80W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30
KT...EXCEPT SW WINDS W OF 74W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT N OF 27N W OF 71W.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.GULF OF MEXICO 18 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 27N93W 1012 MB.
WITHIN 210 NM E QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 28N91W 1008 MB. WITHIN 240 NM E
AND SE QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 29N89W 1006 MB. FROM 28N TO
29.5N BETWEEN 84W AND 88W S WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
ELSEWHERE FROM 25N TO 30N BETWEEN 83W AND 90W SE TO S WINDS 20
TO 30 KT...EXCEPT SW WINDS W OF 88W. SEAS TO 9 FT. FROM 24N TO
26N E OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES N OF AREA. FROM 28N TO 29.5N BETWEEN
83.5W AND 85W S WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE
FROM 25N TO 30N E OF 87W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10
FT N OF 26N. FROM 26N TO 27.5N BETWEEN 87W AND 90W SW TO W WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST FROM 27N TO 30N BETWEEN 84W AND 87W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN S SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC SUBTROPICAL STORM ALEX WELL E OF AREA NEAR 28.7N 30.0W 988
MB AT 0300 UTC JAN 14 MOVING NE OR 035 DEG AT 15 KT. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. OVER FORECAST WATERS N OF 27N
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 31N50W TO 20N70W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN N TO NE SWELL.
.06 HOUR FORECAST E OF A LINE FROM 31N51W TO 19N70W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN N TO NE SWELL...EXCEPT 11
TO 13 FT N OF 28N E OF 39W. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST E OF A LINE FROM 31N44W TO 18N63W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N57W TO 24N68W THEN WEAKENING STATIONARY
TO 22N80W. N OF 29N BETWEEN 55W AND 71W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N48W TO 27N55W THEN
DISSIPATING TO 23N70W. N OF 25N WITHIN 240 NM E OF FRONT WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MERGING NE AND NW SWELL. W OF
FRONT TO 65W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN
NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 31N38W TO 25N50W.
N OF 18N E OF 60W TO A LINE FROM 31N35W TO 18N40W. WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MERGING NE AND NW SWELL. 

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W NE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W NE WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 76W NE WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO TROUGH FROM 25N97W TO LOW PRES NEAR 23N96W 1014
MB TO 20N91W. S OF 21N W OF 94W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9
FT. FROM 23N TO 25N BETWEEN 88W AND 94W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS TO 8 FT. S OF 23N BETWEEN 86W AND 88W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH LOW PRES NEAR 25N96W 1013 MB TO 20N94W.
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER SCHAUER. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.