000
FZNT02 KNHC 150332
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC FRI JAN 15 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI JAN 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT JAN 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN JAN 17.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.FROM 23N TO 25N W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS
THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 24N W OF 78W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N W OF 77W S WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10
TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N W OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W S TO SW WINDS 30
TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N BETWEEN 69W AND
80W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT PRIMARILY IN N TO
NE SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 30N BETWEEN 77W AND 79W.
.36 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N BETWEEN 64W AND 69W SW WINDS 30 TO 35
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N BETWEEN 60W AND 71W S TO
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 27N BETWEEN 71W AND
78W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N BETWEEN 53W AND 61W SW WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 29N BETWEEN 61W AND 67W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL. N OF 30N
BETWEEN 67W AND 74W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW
SWELL.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.STATIONARY FRONT FROM LOW PRES NEAR 29N94W 1008 MB TO LOW PRES
NEAR 28N92W 1009 MB THEN WARM FRONT TO 29N89W TO 27N84W. FROM
26N TO 29.5N BETWEEN 87W AND 93W S TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 84W AND 90W SE WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. S OF 22N E OF 87W SE WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.06 HOUR FORECAST WARM FRONT FROM LOW PRES NEAR 29N91W 1007 MB
TO 30N85W. FROM 27N TO 29.5N BETWEEN 85W AND 88W S WINDS 30 TO
35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF FRONT TO 25N E OF 89W SE
TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 25N E OF 84W SE
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WARM FRONT FROM LOW PRES NEAR 29.5N86.5W TO
30N84W. N OF 27.5N BETWEEN 83.5W AND 85W S WINDS 30 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 25N TO 30N E OF 87W S TO SW
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.18 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NE OF AREA. FROM 27N TO 29.5N BETWEEN
83.5W AND 87W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.45 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 28N90W TO LOW PRES NEAR
28N95W 1007 MB THEN COLD FRONT TO 23N98W. WITHIN 210 NM SW
QUADRANT OF LOW PRES WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 28N90W TO LOW PRES NEAR
27N95W 1005 MB THEN COLD FRONT TO 24N94W TO 21N97W. WITHIN 90 NM
W SEMICIRCLE OF LOW PRES WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM NW SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO
8 FT. WITHIN 45 NM E AND 240 NM S QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS TO 8 FT. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC E OF A LINE FROM 31N65W TO 25N65W TO 28N48W TO 17N62W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN N TO NE
SWELL...EXCEPT 9 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL N OF 29N BETWEEN 50W AND
58W. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF A LINE FROM 31N60W TO 15N55W TO 29N35W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 390 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM
31N41W TO 13N50W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN
MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 22N78W TO 18N88W. N
OF 21N E OF 94.5W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W NE TO E WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W NE WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.42 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W NE WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 

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

$$
.FORECASTER SCHAUER. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.