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FZNT02 KNHC 170339
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
0430 UTC SUN JAN 17 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SUN JAN 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON JAN 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE JAN 19.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.09 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES E OF AREA. N OF 25N W OF 78W S WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.15 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 30N80.5W 998 MB. FROM 27N TO 30N
BETWEEN 76W AND 80W S TO SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
ELSEWHERE N OF 24N W OF 72W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT N
WINDS IN NW SEMICIRCLE OF LOW. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES N OF AREA. COLD FRONT FROM 31N72W TO
22N78W. N OF 29N WITHIN 210 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 11 TO 15 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N W
OF 60W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT NW WINDS W OF FRONT.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL W OF A LINE FROM 31N60W
TO 25N71W...EXCEPT 11 TO 16 FT N OF 27N W OF FRONT TO 78W. S OF
25N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN STRAITS
OF FLORIDA.
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N63W TO 21N75W. N OF 29N E
OF FRONT TO 50W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED
SW AND NW SWELL...EXCEPT 10 TO 15 FT WITHIN 270 NM E OF FRONT.
FROM 27N TO 29N E OF FRONT TO 57W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8
TO 10 FT. N OF 30N BETWEEN 70W AND 75W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 11 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N W OF FRONT TO
78W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL OUTSIDE
BAHAMAS. N OF 30N BETWEEN 43W AND 50W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
8 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N58W TO 22N70W. N OF 30N E
OF FRONT TO 47W AND FROM 28N TO 30N E OF FRONT TO 51W SW WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE
N OF 28N E OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN SW
SWELL. N OF 27N W OF FRONT TO 76W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO
12 FT IN NW SWELL. 

...GULF OF MEXICO STORM WARNING...
.COLD FRONT FROM 30N84W TO 28.5N89W THEN STATIONARY FRONT TO LOW
PRES NEAR 28N92W 999 MB THEN COLD FRONT TO 23N98W. TROUGH FROM
28N91W TO 23N92W. WITHIN 75 NM W QUADRANT OF LOW PRES WINDS 40
TO 50 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM W QUADRANT
AND ELSEWHERE FROM 24N TO 28N BETWEEN 91W AND 96W NW TO N WINDS
30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER AREA FROM 22N TO 28N
BETWEEN 89W AND 97W SW TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT NW WINDS
W OF 92W. SEAS LESS TO 8 FT. WINDS AND SEAS MAY BE HIGHER IN
NUMEROUS SQUALLS WITHIN 75 NM E OF TROUGH.
.06 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 30N84W TO LOW PRES NEAR
28.5N87.5W 995 MB THEN COLD FRONT TO 22N88W. TROUGH FROM
27N86.5W TO 24N87W. WITHIN 75 NM W QUADRANT OF LOW PRES WINDS 40
TO 50 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 23N TO 30N W OF 87.5W
TO 92W W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT...EXCEPT N WINDS IN NW QUADRANT
OF LOW PRES. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT 12 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL
FROM 24N TO 27N W OF 89W. WITHIN 60 NM E OF TROUGH SW WINDS 30
TO 40 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. REMAINDER AREA N OF 21N W TO NW WINDS 20
TO 30 KT...EXCEPT SW WINDS AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW
SWELL W OF FRONT...EXCEPT 11 TO 16 FT FROM 24N TO 27W BETWEEN
92W AND 94W. WINDS AND SEAS MAY BE HIGHER IN NUMEROUS SQUALLS
WITHIN 60 NM E OF TROUGH.
.15 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES E OF AREA. COLD FRONT FROM 26N81.5W
TO 23N82.5W. FROM 26.5N TO 29N E OF 85W NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 12 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL. E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT TO 89W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT 12 TO 18 FT FROM
23N TO 28N. FROM 21N TO 24N BETWEEN 89W AND 94W NW WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. REMAINDER AREA FROM 20N TO
28N E OF 96W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 26N82W TO 21N86W. E OF FRONT W
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. FROM 23N TO 29N E OF 87W TO
FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL.
ELSEWHERE S OF 29N E OF 92W AND FROM 20N TO 26N BETWEEN 92W AND
96W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT E OF AREA. S OF A LINE FROM 28N82W
TO 29N85W TO 26N91W TO 19N94W TO 19N90W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N60W TO 24N75W. N OF 29N E OF FRONT TO
52W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 13N E
OF 59W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW
SWELL. 
.18 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 31N52W TO 28N56W.
N OF 29N E OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED
SW AND NW SWELL. E OF A LINE FROM 29N35W TO 29N45W TO 13N58W TO
07N45W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. E OF A LINE FROM 31N50W
TO 29N43W TO 14N48W TO 14N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT
PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 15N TO 21N E OF 43W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. 

.CARIBBEAN FROM 10.5N TO 14N BETWEEN 70W AND 77W NE WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT W OF 72W.
.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W NE WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.15 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 72W AND 76W NE WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.39 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 72W AND 76W NE WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN 09 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT JUST NW OF AREA. N OF 21N
BETWEEN 85W AND 86.5W...INCLUDING THE YUCATAN CHANNEL...SW WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 22N85.5W TO 20N87W. N OF
FRONT...INCLUDING THE YUCATAN CHANNEL...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 22N81W TO 16N87W. N OF 20N
BETWEEN 85W AND 86.5W...INCLUDING THE YUCATAN CHANNEL...NW WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 22N80W TO 16N85W. N OF 19.5N
BETWEEN 84.5W AND 86.5W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN
NW SWELL. 
.42 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 21N78W TO 15N83W
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.