000
FZNT02 KNHC 201020
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC WED JAN 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU JAN 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI JAN 22.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N77W TO 24.5N80W. N OF 27N W OF
70W SW TO W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...EXCEPT S TO SW NE PART. SEAS 8
TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N SE OF FRONT TO 67W S TO SW WINDS
20TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT W WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
 
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N50W TO 23N63W THEN STATIONARY TO
20N73W. N OF 29N E OF FRONT TO 46W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT N OF LINE FROM 22.5N65W
TO 29N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF
29N W OF FRONT TO 71W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16
FT. NW OF FRONT TO 24N AND W OF 69W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS TO 9 FT OUTSIDE OF BAHAMAS...AND TO 8 FT LEE OF BAHAMAS.
ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT TO LINE FROM 31N75W TO 24N72W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 31N40W TO 25N53W
THEN STATIONARY TO 20N73W. WITHIN 90 NM SE OF FRONT E OF 40W SW
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 14 TO 16 FT. N OF 29N W OF FRONT TO 62W
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT SW TO W E OF 50W. SEAS 12 TO
16 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 22N BETWEEN 70W AND 76W NE TO E WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE OF LINE FROM 31N70W TO
20N70W TO 20N64W TO 27N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 18 FT
IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. N OF 29N E OF 36W SW
WINDS20TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE NE OF LINE FROM
24N35W TO 18N60W TO 31N70W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT
IN NW SWELL.

.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 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN S OF 13.5N BETWEEN 73W AND 78W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS TO 9 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 STATIONARY FRONT FROM 20N73W TO 15N84W. N OF 18N
BETWEEN 73W AND 85W...INCLUDING CARIBBEAN ENTRANCE TO WINDWARD
PASSAGE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT LEE OF CUBA.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. N OF 18.5N BETWEEN 73W AND
83W...INCLUDING CARIBBEAN ENTRANCE TO WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.  

.GULF OF MEXICO S OF 24N BETWEEN 82W AND 86W...INCLUDING STRAITS
OF FLORIDA...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT APPROACHING TEXAS COAST. N OF 28.5N
W OF 88W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N89W TO 27N91W TO 22N97.5W.
N OF 27.5N E OF FRONT TO 85W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO
8 FT. NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.