000
FZNT02 KNHC 202211
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC WED JAN 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU JAN 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI JAN 22.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.30 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N94W TO 26N97W. N OF 27N
WITHIN 90 NM E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS
THAN 8 FT. NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8
FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 39N90W TO 24N93W TO 22N97W. NW
OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT N OF 26N W OF FRONT. N OF 28N E OF FRONT S TO SW
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N87W TO 25N88W TO 18N95W. S
OF 21N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12
FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
 
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N44W TO 22N61W THEN STATIONARY TO
19N68W. N OF 28N WITHIN 240 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 12 TO 14 FT. N OF 28N W OF FRONT TO 60W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF LINE FROM 28N35W TO
23N70W TO 31N73W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 31N38W TO 25N50W
THEN DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT TO 21N70W. N OF 29N BETWEEN
50W AND 68W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
ELSEWHERE N OF LINE FROM 29N35W TO 23N50W TO 31N58W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF LINE FROM
26N35W TO 19N63W TO 31N70W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT
IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. N OF 20N E OF 45W SW TO W
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT. N OF 29N BETWEEN 45W AND
55W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF
LINE FROM 17N35W TO 10N57W TO 31N65W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.

.ATLC 30 HOUR FORECAST S OF 22N BETWEEN 70W AND 75W NE WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC 42 HOUR FORECAST N OF 30N W OF 79W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS TO 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 78W N TO NE WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 78W NE WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 75W AND 77W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 19N72W TO 15N83W. N
OF 18N BETWEEN 73W AND 82W...INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT S OF CUBA.
.18 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

$$
.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.