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FZNT02 KNHC 172216
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC SUN JAN 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON JAN 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE JAN 19.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.COLD FRONT FROM 31N75W TO 27N80W. N OF 26N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W
N AND E OF BAHAMAS SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT...EXCEPT W TO NW WINDS W
OF FRONT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL...EXCEPT 11 TO 16 FT N
OF 27N BETWEEN 76W AND 79W. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N W OF 67W S TO SW
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT IN THE GULF
STREAM. 
.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N64W TO 21N76W. N OF 27.5N
WITHIN 630 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT
IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL...EXCEPT 11 TO 15 FT N OF 30N E OF
FRONT TO 58W. N OF 26N W OF FRONT TO 77W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT PRIMARILY IN W SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N59W TO 21N75W. E OF FRONT
TO A LINE FROM 31N48W TO 27N66W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO
13 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 28N E OF FRONT TO
40W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 26N W
OF FRONT TO 75W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT W TO NW
SWELL.
.33 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N57W TO 20N75W. TROUGH FROM
31N72W TO 29N81W. N OF 28N WITHIN 450 NM E OF FRONT 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 NW
SWELL. N OF TROUGH NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT E OF 77W.
N OF 27N BETWEEN COLD FRONT AND TROUGH E OF 75W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N54W TO 20N74W. TROUGH FROM
31N57W TO 29N60W TO 27N79W. N OF 29N WITHIN 390 NM E OF FRONT SW
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL.
ELSEWHERE N OF 27N E OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11
FT IN NW SWELL. W OF TROUGH TO 79W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N BETWEEN COLD FRONT AND
TROUGH WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW
SWELL. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC FROM 17N TO 21N E OF 40W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8
FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 17N TO 21N E OF 44W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 42W AND 52W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.

.ATLC 42 HOUR FORECAST FROM 23N TO 26N E OF 79W N TO NE WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN GULF STREAM. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 23N TO 26N W OF 76W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN GULF STREAM.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 72W AND 76W NE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.27 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 72W AND 76W NE WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 78W NE WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. 

.CARIBBEAN COLD FRONT FROM 22N83W TO 16N89W. N OF FRONT...
INCLUDING THE YUCATAN CHANNEL...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST IN YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.06 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 22N84W TO 16N89W. N OF 20N
BETWEEN 84.5W AND 86.5W...INCLUDING THE YUCATAN CHANNEL...WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 21N75W TO 16N84W. WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT FROM 25N81W TO 23N83W. S OF 29N E
OF88W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL.
ELSEWHERE N OF 20N E OF 92W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT
IN NW SWELL. 
.09 HOUR FORECAST S OF 28N E OF 90W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8
TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.24 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 SCHAUER. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.