000
FZNT02 KNHC 171022
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC SUN JAN 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON JAN 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE JAN 19.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.LOW PRES W OF AREA. FROM 26N TO 30N W OF 78W S WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 27N MOVING RAPIDLY NE. 
.06 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 30.5N81W 998 MB WITH COLD FRONT
SW INTO GULF OF MEXICO. N OF 27N W OF 77W...AND FROM 26N TO 27N
W OF 78W...S TO SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT...EXCEPT N WINDS IN NW
SEMICIRCLE OF LOW . SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM
22.5N78W TO 31N73.5W...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 27N W OF 77W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES N OF AREA. COLD FRONT FROM 31N68W TO
22N79W. N OF 28.5N WITHIN 180 NM SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 30 TO 35
KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF
25N E OF FRONT TO 56W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
N OF 28N W OF FRONT TO 78W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16
FT. FROM 25 TO 28N W OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9
FT IN NW SWELL.
.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
11 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 29N W OF 75W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
TO 8 FT. 

...GULF OF MEXICO STORM WARNING...
.LOW PRES NEAR 29N85.5W 996 MB THEN COLD FRONT TO 23N90W TO
19N96W. TROUGH FROM 28N84W TO 21N89W. W OF FRONT AND WITHIN 420
NM SW QUADRANT OF LOW W TO NW WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 8 TO 17
FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 22N TO 30N W OF TROUGH AND FRONT TO 93W W TO
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT...EXCEPT N WINDS IN NW QUADRANT OF LOW
PRES. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT. WITHIN 120 NM E OF TROUGH SW WINDS 30 TO
40 KT. SEAS TO 10 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...AND TO 8 FT E OF FRONT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER
IN NUMEROUS SQUALLS WITHIN 90 NM E OF TROUGH.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 27N80W TO 21N87W. E OF FRONT
TO 80W W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. FROM 23N TO 29N E
OF 87W TO FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW
SWELL. W OF FRONT TO 88W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT W WINDS
20 TO 30 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF
29N E OF 90W AND FROM 20N TO 25N BETWEEN 90W AND 94W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT SE OF AREA. S OF A LINE FROM
27.5N83.5W TO 23N90W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW
SWELL. 
.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N58W TO 27N68W. N OF 29N E OF FRONT TO
50W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 13N E OF
52W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. 
.12 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 71W AND 77W NE WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT W OF 72W.
.06 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W NE WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.12 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.
.36 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 COLD JUST NW OF AREA. N OF 20N BETWEEN 83W AND
86.5W...INCLUDING THE YUCATAN CHANNEL...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.06 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.
.12 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. 
.36 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.

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.