000
FZNT02 KNHC 180319
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
0430 UTC MON JAN 18 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON JAN 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE JAN 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED JAN 20.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.COLD FRONT FROM 31N70W TO 23N80W. N OF 28N WITHIN 270 NM E OF
FRONT S TO SW 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW
SWELL. N OF 28N W OF FRONT TO 78W NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11
TO 15 FT IN 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 OUTSIDE OF BAHAMAS. S OF 25N W OF 78W NW
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN GULF STREAM. 
.12 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 31N58W TO 21N74W. N OF 29N
WITHIN 450 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT
IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 27.5N E OF FRONT WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N W OF FRONT
TO 76W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT W TO NW
SWELL...HIGHEST NE PART.
.27 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 31N52W TO 20N71W. TROUGH FROM
31N56W TO 29N60W TO 28N70W TO 31N78W. N OF 27.5N WITHIN 570 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 W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT11 TO 15 FT N OF 30N
BETWEEN 60W AND 72W. N OF 26N W OF COLD FRONT TO 77W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC FROM 15N TO 23N E OF 44W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT
PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 14N TO 19N BETWEEN 37W AND 45W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 45W AND 51W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. FROM 15N TO
19N E OF 37W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 19N E OF 37W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.ATLC 36 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 21N TO 25N W OF 71W 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.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.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.
.30 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 78W NE WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 14N BETWEEN 73W TO 78W N TO NE
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 

.CARIBBEAN COLD FRONT FROM 23N80W TO 16N88.5W. N OF 19N BETWEEN
84.5W AND 86.5W N OF FRONT...INCLUDING THE YUCATAN CHANNEL...
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST IN
YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 21N76W TO 15N84W. WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO FROM 24N TO 26N E OF 82.5W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 21N TO 28N E OF 92W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.03 HOUR FORECAST S OF 28N E OF 90W WIND 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8
TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO 33 HOUR FORECAST S OF 25N E OF 85W N TO NE WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 25N E OF 88W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
TO 8 FT. 

.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

$$
.FORECASTER SCHAUER. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.