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FZNT02 KNHC 221532
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC FRI JAN 22.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT JAN 23.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN JAN 24.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.W OF A LINE FROM 31N77W TO 27N77W TO 20N70W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT S OF 22N.
.06 HOUR FORECAST N OF 25N W OF 74W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT N OF 28N W OF 78W.
.09 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT JUST W OF AREA. N OF 28N W OF 77W S
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N W OF 72W
SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N80W TO 27N80W. W OF FRONT W
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. FROM 24.5N TO 27N E OF FRONT
TO 77W AND N OF 27N E OF FRONT TO 74W S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT N OF 27N AND TO 8 FT S OF 27N. ELSEWHERE N OF
24N E OF FRONT TO 70W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N72W TO 27N73W TO 24.5N75W
TO 22N77W. N OF 27N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS
10 TO 16 FT. FROM 24.5N TO 27N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 24.5N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT TO 65W S TO SW WINDS
30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N E OF FRONT TO
63W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT N OF 24N.
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N65W TO 27N68W TO 23N71W TO
21N75W. N OF 27N W OF 68W W WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 19 FT.
S OF 27N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14
FT...HIGHEST E OF BAHAMAS. N OF 27N E OF FRONT TO 60W S TO SW
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N E OF
FRONT TO 56W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED
SE AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N62W TO 27N65W TO 22N69W TO
20N71W. N OF 28N W OF FRONT TO 76W W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 13 TO 19 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT OUTSIDE BAHAMAS. N OF 27N E OF FRONT
TO 59W S TO SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE N
OF 22N E OF FRONT TO 50W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11
FT.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.COLD FRONT FROM 30N86W TO 24N88W TO 18N93W. S OF 21N W OF 95W
NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 24N W OF 91W
AND N OF 27N W OF FRONT TO 91W W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS
10 TO 14 FT W OF 91W AND 8 TO 11 FT E OF 91W. ELSEWHERE W OF
FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. N
OF 24N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT N
OF 27N. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT JUST E OF AREA. N OF 26N E OF 90W W
TO NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT 8
TO 10 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF SHORE. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT W TO NW
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL N OF 21N AND 8 TO
11 FT S OF 21N.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 25N E OF 87W NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS
12 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT 8 TO 12 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF
SHORE. ELSEWHERE E OF 91W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO
14 FT IN NW SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA E OF A LINE FROM 30N90W TO
23N96W TO 18N96W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW
SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST N OF 23N E OF 88W NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8
TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 26N83.5W. ELSEWHERE E OF 90W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 27N E OF 86W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8
TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
  
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N43W TO 25N50W TO 22.5N57W THEN
STATIONARY TO 21N65W. N OF 29N W OF FRONT TO 58W W TO NW WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 29N E OF FRONT
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF A LINE
FROM 16N35W TO 10N50W TO 10N61W AND E OF 65W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL...EXCEPT 11 TO
13 FT N OF 26N E OF 50W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 29N35W TO 26N40W TO 22N50W
THEN STATIONARY TO 23N57W. N OF 29N E OF 45W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF
A LINE FROM 31N62W TO 21N50W TO 17N61W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL...EXCEPT 11 TO 14 FT N OF
27N E OF 52W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 24N35W TO
24N50W. E OF A LINE FROM 31N50W TO 22N50W TO 12N55W TO 07N55W.
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL...
EXCEPT 11 TO 13 FT N OF 26N E OF 41W.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W NE TO E WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 18N BETWEEN 71W AND 76W NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST S OF 15N BETWEEN 61W AND 75W NE TO E WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 15N BETWEEN 63W AND 73W E TO SE WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN 06 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 22N85W TO 20N86W TO
18.5N88W. W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 21.5N80W TO 18N83W TO 16N87W.
W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT N OF 20N W OF
84W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 21N78W TO 18N81W TO 14N83W. W
OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT W OF 82W...EXCEPT
TO 12 FT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.30 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 20N77W TO 09N81W. N OF 16N W
OF 80W 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.
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 20N75W TO 16N78W TO 10N83W. S
OF 18N W OF FRONT TO 86W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...HIGHEST
OFFSHORE NICARAGUA. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 18N BETWEEN 80W AND
87W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 20N73W TO 15N77W TO 09N80W. S
OF 18N BETWEEN 78W AND 84W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...HIGHEST
OFFSHORE NICARAGUA. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.

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

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.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.