000
FZNT02 KNHC 270857
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 UTC WED JAN 27 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED JAN 27.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU JAN 28.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI JAN 29.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.FROM 11N TO 13.5N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO
35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10.5N TO 18N E OF 81W
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 18N BETWEEN 65W AND 79W E TO SE
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N E OF 82W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 16.5N BETWEEN 64W AND 77W NE
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 
18N E OF 81W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 16N BETWEEN 70W AND 77W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN E SWELL.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.COLD FRONT FROM 30N86W TO 21N97W. FROM 22N TO 25N W OF 96W NW
TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM
30N91W TO 21N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 29N83W TO LOW PRES 27N85W
1012 MB WITH COLD FRONT SW TO 19N93W. S OF 24N W OF 96W NW TO
N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM
30N88W TO 24N94W TO 18N94W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO
11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 28N83W TO LOW PRES 24N87W
1012 MB WITH COLD FRONT S TO 21N88W. S OF 24N W OF 94W NW WINDS
30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM
28N89W TO 18N92W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 27N83W TO 21N86W. S OF 26N
BETWEEN 90W AND 96W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 25N80W TO 22N82W. S OF 23N
E OF 87W WINDS 20 OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN N SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N35W TO 27N48W THEN STATIONARY TO
26N65W. N OF 28N BETWEEN 35W AND 50W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. S OF 17N W OF 50W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 66W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. N OF 28N BETWEEN 35W AND
50W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF
LINE FROM 31N53W TO 20N66W TO 10N61W TO 06N53W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N BETWEEN 35W AND 40W NE TO E WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF LINE FROM 31N51W
TO 19N63W TO 10N61W TO 06N53W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9
FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N BETWEEN 35W AND 38W NE TO E WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF LINE FROM 31N43W
TO 20N63W TO 10N61W TO 06N53W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9
FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST E OF LINE FROM 31N43W TO 23N53W TO 15N61W 
TO 06N53W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED
SWELL.

.ATLC S OF 21.5N BETWEEN 70W AND 75W...INCLUDING ATLC APPROACH
TO WINDWARD PASSAGE...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST S OF 19N BETWEEN 65W AND 69W...INCLUDING 
CARIBBEAN PASSAGES...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 21N TO 23N BETWEEN 68W AND 73W SE WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.ATLC 36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N78W TO 28N80W. N OF
28N BETWEEN 70W AND 76W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8
FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N74W TO 23N81W. N OF 29N
BETWEEN 65W AND 70W SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 25N WITHIN 720 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. N OF 28N W OF 70W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.CARIBBEAN S OF 18N BETWEEN 84W AND 87W...INCLUDING THE GULF
OF HONDURAS...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.42 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 22N82W TO 16N85W. N OF 20N
W OF 85W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 22N80W TO 16N83W. W OF 85W
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.