000
FZNT02 KNHC 230903
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 UTC SAT JAN 23 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT JAN 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN JAN 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON JAN 25.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N76W TO 24N80W. N OF 25N WITHIN 270 NM E 
OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE 
N OF 23N WITHIN 600 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
8 TO 13 FT. N OF 25N WITHIN 240 NM W OF FRONT W WINDS 30 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N W OF FRONT W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS TO 11 FT.  
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N70W TO 21N75W. N OF 27N
WITHIN 300 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 
15 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N WITHIN 600 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 26N WITHIN 480 NM W OF FRONT
W WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N W OF 
FRONT W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.   
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N68W TO 20N73W. N OF 28N
WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT.
ELSEWHERE N OF 22N WITHIN 780 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. N OF 28N WITHIN 510 NM W OF FRONT W TO NW 
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N W OF FRONT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N56W TO 19N67W. N OF 26N
WITHIN 600 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
N OF 29N WITHIN 480 NM W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
16 TO 19 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT TO BAHAMAS WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED SE AND N SWELL.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.FROM 23N TO 29N BETWEEN 84W AND 91W W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 11 TO 19 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N E OF 94W W TO NW WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT WITH NW SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA E OF
96W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST E OF 89W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 27N E OF 87W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
TO 10 FT.
.33 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 20 TO 23N W OF 95W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
  
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N40W TO 28N50W TO 31N60W. N OF 29N
BETWEEN 35W AND 50W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT
WITH MIXED SE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF LINE FROM 31N62W TO
10N58W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED
SE AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. N OF 21N E OF 52W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL...
HIGHEST SEAS AT 31N35W. S OF 12N BETWEEN 37W AND 52W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED SE AND N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST E OF A LINE FROM 31N38W TO 10N52W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN COLD FRONT FROM 22N81W TO 16N88W. W OF FRONT NW WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 20N77W TO 11N83W. N OF 15N W
OF 80W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. FROM 11N TO 15N W OF
81W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 20N73W TO 09N81W. N OF 18N
BETWEEN 82W AND 86W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT PRIMARILY
IN N SWELL. S OF 18N W OF FRONT TO 85W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
TO 11 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 20N72W TO 17N73W THEN
STATIONARY TO 10N79W. S OF 15N BETWEEN 78W AND 84W N WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 19N67W TO 15N75W THEN
STATIONARY TO 10N78W. N OF 17N BETWEEN 69W AND 71W AND N OF 17N
BETWEEN 74W AND 80W INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE NE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. S OF 13N W OF 78W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS TO 8 FT IN N SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN S OF 15N BETWEEN 64W AND 75W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.