000
FZNT02 KNHC 181019
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC MON JAN 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE JAN 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED JAN 20.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.COLD FRONT FROM 31N66W TO 22N79W. TROUGH FROM 31N63.5W TO
21N78W. N OF 29N WITHIN 120 NM SE OF TROUGH SW 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS
10 TO 14 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N E OF
TROUGH TO 56W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 28N W
OF FRONT AND TROUGH TO 76W NW TO W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO
15 FT IN NW SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA N OF 27.5N W OF TROUGH TO
79W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW
SWELL OUTSIDE OF BAHAMAS. N OF 26N W OF BAHAMAS WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN N SWELL IN THE GULF STREAM. 
.06 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N65W TO 21N78W. N OF 27.5N E
OF FRONT TO 50W 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 30N W OF FRONT TO 75W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14
FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N W OF FRONT TO 77W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N58W TO 20N74W. N OF 28N
WITHIN 150 NM SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT
IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 26.5N E OF FRONT WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 29N W OF 68W NW
TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 28N BETWEEN
FRONT AND 70W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N51W TO 20N72.5W. N OF 28N E
OF FRONT TO 42W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED
SW AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N E OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. NW OF FRONT TO 23N BETWEEN 68W
AND 80W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT NE OF BAHAMAS. N OF
26N W OF COLD FRONT TO 74W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT
IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST ALONG 61W. 

.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 10N TO 18N BETWEEN 40W AND 53W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF LINE FROM 18N35W TO 10N50W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.

.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.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 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 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. 

.CARIBBEAN COLD FRONT FROM 22N79W TO 16N85W. N OF 18.5N BETWEEN
84.5W AND 86.5W...INCLUDING THE YUCATAN CHANNEL...WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST IN YUCATAN CHANNEL.
FROM 16N TO 17.5N BETWEEN 83W AND 86W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
TO 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 21N76W TO 15N84W. WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 20N76W TO 15N83W. W
OF FRONT TO 84W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FRONT ILL DEFINED ACROSS NW CARIBBEAN. N OF 18N BETWEEN
73.5W AND 85W...INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT W OF 79W.

.GULF OF MEXICO FROM S OF 26N E OF 92W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST STRAITS OF FLORIDA. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO 30 HOUR FORECAST S OF 26N E OF 85W NE WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 26N E OF 89W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS TO 8 FT. 

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

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.