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FZNT02 KNHC 161519
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1630 UTC SAT JAN 16 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT JAN 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN JAN 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON JAN 18.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.COLD FRONT FROM 31N69W TO 23N80W. N OF 28N E OF TROUGH TO 65W S
TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N E
OF FRONT TO 60W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. N OF
27N W OF FRONT TO 77W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN
NW SWELL. 
.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N61W TO 25N72W. N OF 29N E
OF FRONT TO 51W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
N OF 29N W OF FRONT TO 73W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN
MIXED SW AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 31N58W TO 24N75W.
N OF 29N E OF FRONT TO 50W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10
FT. N OF 30N W OF FRONT TO 63W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT
IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS MERGED WITH AREA DESCRIBED IN NEXT ATLC GALE WARNING.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 30N81.5W 999 MB. N OF 27N W OF
77W S WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. S OF 27N W OF 78W S TO
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT OUTSIDE BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE N
OF 25N W OF 75W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT OUTSIDE
BAHAMAS.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES N OF AREA. COLD FRONT FROM 31N62W TO
22N77W. N OF 29N E OF FRONT TO 55W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 15 FT IN SW SWELL. N OF 29N W OF FRONT TO 68W W WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA
BOUND BY A LINE FROM 31N77W TO 31N46W TO 27N64W TO 26N74W TO
31N77W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. 

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.06 HOUR FORECAST DEVELOPING LOW PRES 1008 MB ALONG TEXAS COAST
NEAR 28.5N96.5W WITH STATIONARY FRONT TO 28.5N88W. FROM 24N TO
28N W OF 95W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 29N84W TO LOW PRES 1003
MB NEAR 28N92W THEN COLD FRONT TO 22N93W TO 20.5N97W.
FROM 23N TO 28N E OF FRONT TO 91W S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS TO 9 FT. WITHIN 270 NM SW QUADRANT OF LOW W TO NW WINDS 30
TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. WITHIN 90 NM N SEMICIRCLE OF LOW
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N W OF 90W
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES MOVE NE OF AREA. COLD FRONT FROM
29N83W TO 21N86W. E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8
TO 14 FT. N OF 23N W OF FRONT TO 89W NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
8 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
8 TO 13 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT SE OF AREA. N OF 23N E OF 87W NW
TON WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N E OF
LINE FROM 30N88W TO 22N97W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT
IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 25N E OF 85W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO
8 FT IN N SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC WITHIN AREA BOUND BY LINE FROM 31N35W TO 14N50W TO 14N56W
TO 31N56W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT
PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 23N E OF 42W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8
TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 10.5N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W NE WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN 42 HOUR FORECAST N OF 21N BETWEEN 85W AND 86.5W...
INCLUDING THE YUCATAN CHANNEL...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9
FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 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.

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.FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.