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FZNT02 KNHC 272206
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC WED JAN 27.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU JAN 28.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI JAN 29.

.WARNINGS.
...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.COLD FRONT FROM 30N84.5W TO 25N92W TO 18N93.5W. S OF 24.5N W OF
95W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF
LINE FROM 29N90W TO 22N94W TO 18N94W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE TO N SWELL. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N85W TO 25N90W TO 19N92W. S OF
21N W OF 94W NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT IN N SWELL.
ELSEWHERE S OF 25N W OF 93W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12
TO 16 FT IN N SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA S OF 28N W OF LINE FROM
28N89W TO 19N92W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 27N83W TO 22N85W. S OF 23N
BETWEEN 91W AND 97W NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT IN NW
SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N BETWEEN 86W AND 95W NW TO N WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT E OF AREA. S OF 25N BETWEEN 84W AND
91W AND S OF 22N BETWEEN 91W AND 95W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8
TO 9 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 28N35W TO 27N44W TO
28N51W. N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. S
OF FRONT TO 20N W OF 45W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT.
ELSEWHERE E OF LINE FROM 31N54W TO 24N59W TO 23N68W TO 19N68W...
OUTSIDE THE LESSER ANTILLES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10
FT IN PRIMARILY MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT E OF AREA. N OF 27N E OF 40W E WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF LINE FROM 31N45W TO
23N57W TO 22N63W TO 18N63W...OUTSIDE THE LESSER ANTILLES...WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN PRIMARILY MIXED E AND NW
SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 24N TO 30N E OF 38W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF LINE FROM 31N44W TO 21N51W TO
15N47W TO 07N52W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E
SWELL.

.ATLC TROUGH FROM 78W TO 29N81W. FROM 25N TO 29N E OF TROUGH
TO 77W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. 
.06 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 30N78W TO 28N80W. FROM 27N TO 30N
BETWEEN 74W AND 78W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. N OF 29N BETWEEN 73W AND
77W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N79W TO 29N81W. N OF 29N BETWEEN
68W AND 74W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.30 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N78W TO 28N80W. WITHIN 180
NM E OF THE FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE
N OF 27N BETWEEN 64W AND 72W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8
FT. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N76W TO 23N80W. W OF FRONT W TO
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N E OF FRONT
TO LINE FROM 31N59W TO 25N70W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8
TO 10 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N67W TO 21N76W. N OF LINE
FROM 30N80W TO FRONT NEAR 27N71W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT TO LINE FROM 31N55W TO 28N59W
TO 25N65W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN SE TO SW
SWELL. 

.ATLC 06 HOUR FORECAST S OF 21.5N BETWEEN 66W AND 73W...
INCLUDING ATLC APPROACH TO MONA PASSAGE...SE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM S OF 23N BETWEEN 70W AND 73W SE WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.CARIBBEAN FROM 10.5N TO 16.5N BETWEEN 65W AND 78W SE TO E WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 17N TO 19N BETWEEN
66W AND 79W SE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS 8 FT. REMAINDER OF
AREA FROM 10N TO 18N BETWEEN 63W AND 82W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN SE TO E SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 15N BETWEEN 70W AND 76W E WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 17.5N BETWEEN
65W AND 79W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN SE TO E SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST 11.5N TO 16.5N BETWEEN 70W AND 77W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. 
.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.CARIBBEAN 18 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH N TO S ALONG 87W. S OF 18N W
OF TROUGH NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT MERGED WITH TROUGH FROM 22N85W TO
16N85W. S OF 17N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN
8 FT.  
.30 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 22N82W TO 16N85W. W OF FRONT
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 22N80W TO 15N83W. S OF 20N W
OF 85W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N
W OF 84W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 20N77W TO 15N83W. S OF 18N
BETWEEN 83W AND 86W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN N SWELL.  

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

$$
.FORECASTER PAW. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.