000
FZNT02 KNHC 200342
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
0430 UTC WED JAN 20 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED JAN 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU JAN 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI JAN 22.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N52W TO 22N68W THEN STATIONARY TO
20N73W. N OF 28N WITHIN 270 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 12 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N E OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 29N W OF FRONT TO 73W W
TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N W
OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N43W TO 23N58W THEN
STATIONARY TO 19N69W. N OF 29N WITHIN 120 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT. N OF 26N W OF FRONT TO 63W WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 12 TO 19 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF LINE
FROM 28N35W TO 22N67W TO 31N71W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO
12 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N37W TO 23N59W THEN
STATIONARY TO 20N70W. N OF 28N BETWEEN 45W AND 65W W TO NW WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF LINE
FROM 24N35W TO 18N60W TO 31N70W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO
12 FT IN NW SWELL.

.ATLC S OF 23N BETWEEN 74W AND 78W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC 12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 15N E OF 40W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 42W AND 47W WINDS 20
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8FT.

.CARIBBEAN S OF 13N BETWEEN 72W AND 78W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 13N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W NE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 72W AND 76W NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN N OF 19N BETWEEN 78W AND 83W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 18N BETWEEN 72W AND 82W...INCLUDING
WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.  

.GULF OF MEXICO FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N93W TO 25N97W. N OF 27N
WITHIN 60 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8
FT. N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8
FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.