000
FZNT02 KNHC 220910
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC FRI JAN 22.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT JAN 23.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN JAN 24.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.COLD FRONT FROM 30N89W TO 21N98W. N OF 26N W OF 90W NW WINDS 30
TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N W OF FRONT NW TO N
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. NUMEROUS TSTMS ALONG
LINE FROM 30N85W TO 23N93W. 
.06 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N86W TO 21N89W. N OF 26N W
OF 90W NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. S OF 21N W OF 94W 
NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW
TO N WINDS  20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. N OF 24N E OF FRONT S TO
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N83W TO 22N85W. N OF 26N W
OF FRONT TO 91W NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
N OF 24N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 26N81W TO 23N82W. N OF 25N W
OF FRONT TO 89W W TO NW WINDS 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 40
KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT TO 97W NW TO N WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT E OF AREA. N OF 25N W OF FRONT TO
88W W TO NW WINDS 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO
17 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 21N E OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS
THAN 8 FT. S OF 28N BETWEEN 94W AND 97W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 27N E OF 84W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 29N E OF 87W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. 
 
...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.06 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N W OF 78W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 25N W OF 74W S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
TO 10 FT N OF 29N W OF 78W.
.15 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT W OF AREA. N OF 29N BETWEEN 76W AND
80W S TO SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF
25N W OF 73W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT N OF 27N.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N79W TO 23N81W. N OF 27N
BETWEEN 71W AND 76W SE TO S WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
ELSEWHERE N OF 23N E OF FRONT TO 67W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. W OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO
12 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N73W TO 22N77W. N OF 27N
BETWEEN 66W AND 70W 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 12 FT. N OF 27N W OF FRONT W WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS
10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 22.5N W OF FRONT W WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N67W TO 20N74W. N OF 22N E
OF FRONT TO 53W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. NE
OF BAHAMAS W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18
FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8
TO 11 FT.
  
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 29N35W TO 26N50W TO
20N73W. N OF 29N BETWEEN 35W AND 63W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF A LINE FROM 25N35W TO 23N45W
TO 31N64W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT PRIMARILY IN
MIXED SE AND NW SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA N OF LINE FROM 20N35W
TO 15N47W TO 15N60W TO 22N71W TO 31N71W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST INITIAL FRONT DISSIPATED....NEW COLD FRONT
FROM 31N37W TO 23N50W. N OF 28N E OF 50W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE BETWEEN 35W AND 62W WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED SE AND NW
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT E OF AREA. N OF 28N E OF 42W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL.
ELSEWHERE BETWEEN 35W AND 53W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11
FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL.

.ATLC AD CARIBBEAN FROM 19N TO 23N BETWEEN 71W AND 76W...
INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO
8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W NE TO E WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 18N BETWEEN 71W AND 76W NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST S OF 15N BETWEEN 61W AND 74W NE TO E WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN 12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT IN 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 22N80W TO 16N85W NW WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT N OF 19N W OF 84W.
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 20N77W TO 09N81W. N OF 16N
WOF80W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST IN
YUCATAN CHANNEL. S OF 16N W OF 81W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 20N73W TO 10N80W. S OF 16N
BETWEEN 77W AND 85W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. N
OF 16N BETWEEN 80W AND 86W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN
NW SWELL.

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

$$
.FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.