000
FZNT02 KNHC 151609
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC FRI JAN 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT JAN 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN JAN 17.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.N OF 25N W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8
FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT W OF AREA. N OF 27N W OF 76W S
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N W OF 72W
SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT OUTSIDE OF BAHAMAS. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N78W TO 26.5N80W. N OF 29N E
OF FRONT TO 70W S TO SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT.
ELSEWHERE N OF 26N W OF 65W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO
12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N69W TO 28N73W TO 24N80W. N
OF 27N E OF FRONT TO 60W S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13
FT. N OF 26N W OF FRONT TO 77W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN
NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N55W TO 30N57W. N OF 30N E
OF FRONT TO 50W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. N OF 30N W
OF FRONT TO 60W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN W SWELL.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.FROM 27N TO 28.5N E OF 85W S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH
FREQUENT GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N E
OF 88W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST N OF 26N E OF 87W W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO
9 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.30 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 29N85W TO LOW PRES NEAR
28.5N97W 1008 MB. FROM 24N TO 28N W OF 94.5W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 29N85W TO LOW PRES NEAR
28N92W 1005 MB THEN COLD FRONT TO 23N98W. WITHIN 210 NM SW
SEMICIRCLE OF LOW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES 1000 MB NEAR 28.5N83W WITH COLD FRONT
TO 21.5N87W. WITHIN 270 NM SW SEMICIRCLE OF LOW WINDS 25 TO 35
KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N W OF FRONT TO 95W NW WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC N OF 24N E OF 65W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN
MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY LINE FROM 30N35W TO
14N50W TO 17N60W TO 31N58W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT
IN N TO NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 18N E OF 47W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8
FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W NE TO E WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W NE WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 13N BETWEEN 70W AND 77W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W NE WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 

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

$$
.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.