000
FZNT02 KNHC 231620
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC SAT JAN 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN JAN 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON JAN 25.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N72W TO 22N77W. N OF 25N WITHIN 270 NM E
OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 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 26N WITHIN 240 NM W OF FRONT W WINDS 30 TO
35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N W OF FRONT TO FL
COAST W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS TO
11 FT.  
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N68W TO 21N73W. N OF 27N
WITHIN 240 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 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 27N WITHIN 360 NM W OF FRONT
W WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N W OF
FRONT TO FL COAST W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO
35 KT N OF 27N. SEAS TO 11 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N62W TO 20N72W. N OF 23N
WITHIN 600 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15
FT. N OF 28N WITHIN 480 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 31N51W TO 19N67W. N OF 26N
WITHIN 480 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
N OF 28N WITHIN 600 NM W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 13 TO 19 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT TO BAHAMAS WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.N OF 25N E OF 86W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS
TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 90W W TO NW WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT WITH NW SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA E OF
93W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST E OF 88W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST W OF 94W S TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
  
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N31W TO 25N40W TO 23N56W. N OF 28N
BETWEEN 35W AND 45W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT
WITH MIXED SE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF LINE FROM 31N62W TO
20N50W TO 12N59W TO 07N46W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT
PRIMARILY IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. N OF 21N E OF 53W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED SE AND NW
SWELL... HIGHEST SEAS AT 31N35W. E OF A LINE FROM 11N52W TO
18N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED SE AND NW
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST E OF A LINE FROM 25N35W TO 10N54W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN COLD FRONT FROM 21N78W TO 13N85W. W OF FRONT NW WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 20N73W TO 09N80W. N OF 17N
BETWEEN 82W AND 86W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY
IN N SWELL. S OF 17N W OF FRONT TO 85W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 20N73W TO 10N79W. S OF 18N W
OF FRONT TO 84W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 18N69W TO 18N72W THEN
STATIONARY TO 10N79W. N OF 16N BETWEEN 69W AND 72W AND N OF 16N
BETWEEN 74W AND 79W INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE NE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. S OF 13N W OF 79W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS TO 8 FT IN N SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN S OF 14N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.12 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.

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.FORECASTER LATTO. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.