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FZNT02 KNHC 160052 CCC
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST...CORRECTED  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
2230 UTC FRI JAN 15 2016

CORRECTED FOR VALID TIMES

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC FRI JAN 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT JAN 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN JAN 17.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.COLD FRONT W OF AREA. N OF 28N W OF 77W S WINDS 30 TO 40 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...HIGHEST NEAR 31N77W. FROM 24N TO 25N W
OF 79W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.06 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N77W TO 28N81W. N OF 30N
BETWEEN 73W AND 76W S WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
ELSEWHERE N OF 26N W OF 72W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO
12 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT 11 TO 14 FT N OF 30N BETWEEN 76W AND
79W. N OF 26N BETWEEN 68W AND 72W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N67W TO 27N72W TO 23N80W. N
OF 30N BETWEEN 60W AND 64W SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12
FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N BETWEEN 55W AND 68W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N BETWEEN 68W AND 70W
AND N OF 30N BETWEEN 70W AND 77W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO
10 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL. 
.30 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N62W TO 24N75W. N OF 29N
BETWEEN 53W AND 62W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW
SWELL. N OF 29N BETWEEN 62W AND 66W AND N OF 30N BETWEEN 66W AND
74W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 31N51W TO 28N54W.
N OF 30N WITHIN 300 NM E OF FRONT 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 8
FT IN NW SWELL.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.42 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 29N80W 1000 MB THEN COLD FRONT
TO 28N81W. FROM 24N TO 27N W OF 78W AND FROM 27N TO 30N W OF 77W
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES N OF AREA. COLD FRONT FROM 31N75W TO
28N80W. FROM 27N TO 30N BETWEEN 75W AND 78W SW WINDS 30 TO 35
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF FRONT W OF 77W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N E OF FRONT TO 69W S TO SW
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT N OF 27N W OF 75W.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.30 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 29N85W TO LOW PRES NEAR
28N93W 1004 MB THEN FORMING COLD FRONT TO 23N93W TO 20N96W.
WITHIN 180 NM SW QUADRANT WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 270 NM S QUADRANT AND 90 NM NW QUADRANT WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WARM FRONT FROM 30N84W TO LOW PRES NEAR
28.5N88W 1006 MB THEN COLD FRONT TO 22N89W. WITHIN 300 NM SW
QUADRANT WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90
NM NW AND N QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT.
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. WITHIN 330 NM SE QUADRANT S WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. REMAINDER AREA N OF 21N W OF 88W NW TO
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT FROM 23N TO 28N BETWEEN 91W
AND 96W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES E OF AREA. COLD FRONT FROM 26N81W TO
23N83W. FROM 23N TO 29N E OF 87W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
8 TO 12 FT IN W TO NW SWELL. FROM 21N TO 29N BETWEEN 84W AND 94W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN W TO NW SWELL. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC N OF A LINE FROM 25N35W TO 13N52W TO 31N64W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF A LINE FROM 24N35W TO 12N50W TO 12N59W TO
31N54W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 17N TO 24N E OF 45W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS TO 9 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.
.18 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W NE WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.30 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W NE WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.

.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT FROM 30N84W TO 26N84.5W TO 22N90W. S
OF FRONT E OF 85W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. BETWEEN
26N AND 30N BETWEEN 83W AND 88W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9
FT IN S SWELL.
.06 HOUR FORECAST 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.