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FZNT02 KNHC 220333
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
0430 UTC FRI JAN 22 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI JAN 22.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT JAN 23.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN JAN 24.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.COLD FRONT FROM 30N93W TO 23N97W. N OF 27N W OF 90W SW WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 29N89W TO 21N98W. N OF 26N W
OF 90W NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 21N W OF 95W
N TO NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT W
TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT TO
85W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT OVER STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM 25N81W
TO 23N82W. N OF 25N E OF 87W NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT
GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE NW TO N WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST FRONT E OF AREA. E OF 90W NW WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 95W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 23N E OF 88W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9
TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 89W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10
FT IN NW TO N SWELL.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N W OF 78W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT W OF AREA. N OF 26N W OF 75W S
WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT N OF 28N W OF 78W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N79W TO 28N81W. N OF 29N E
OF FRONT TO 75W SE TO S WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT.
ELSEWHERE N OF 24N E OF FRONT TO 70W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 25N W OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N72W TO 22N77W. N OF 27N E OF
FRONT TO 67W S TO SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
ELSEWHERE N OF 23N E OF FRONT TO 63W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 27N W OF FRONT W WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS
10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N W OF FRONT W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT OUTSIDE BAHAMAS.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N67W TO 21N75W. FROM 28N TO
29N BETWEEN 75W AND 78W W WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 18 FT.
ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT
N OF 25N W OF FRONT TO 79W...AND 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE OUTSIDE
BAHAMAS. N OF 23N E OF FRONT TO 55W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8
TO 12 FT.
  
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 30N35W TO 27N45W TO
20N70W. N OF 29N BETWEEN 50W AND 65W NW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 12 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF A LINE FROM 26N35W TO 22N57W TO
31N70W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL.
REMAINDER OF AREA N OF LINE FROM 22N35W TO 19N68W TO 23N73W TO
27N68W TO 31N74W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. N OF 28N E OF 53W SW TO W
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N E OF
62W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N E OF 45W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 12
TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 21N E OF 55W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 20N E OF 60W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW AND E SWELL.

.ATLC 06 HOUR FORECAST S OF 21N BETWEEN 70W AND 74W NE WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 72W AND 76W N TO NE WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 13N BETWEEN 62W AND 75W NE TO E WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN N OF 18N E OF 75W...INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN 18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT ENTERING YUCATAN CHANNEL.
N OF 21N W OF 85W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 22N83W TO 18N88W NW WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 20N78W TO 11N83W. NW OF FRONT
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST IN YUCATAN
CHANNEL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 20N75W TO 10N82W. S OF 18N W
OF FRONT TO 85W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. N OF
28N BETWEEN 80W AND 85W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW
SWELL.

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

$$
.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.