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FZNT02 KNHC 280249
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
0430 UTC THU JAN 28 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC THU JAN 28.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI JAN 29.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT JAN 30.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.ATLC LOW PRES 30N78W 1012 MB WITH TROUGH S TO 26N80W AND COLD
FRONT FROM 31N78W TO 28N81W. WITHIN 180 NM SE SEMICIRCLE OF LOW 
S TO SW WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST LOW N OF AREA COLD FRONT FROM 31N79W TO 29N81W.
N OF 29N BETWEEN 67W AND 75W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N77W TO 23N82W. E OF FRONT
TO LINE FROM 31N63W TO 24N80W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N75W TO 23N80W. N OF 27N W
OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF 30N BETWEEN
65W AND 71W SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE 
N OF 25N E OF FRONT TO LINE FROM 31N59W TO 25N70W S TO SW WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N72W TO 22N78W. N OF 26N W
OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. N OF 30N BETWEEN
64W AND 70W SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE 
N OF 25N E OF FRONT TO LINE FROM 31N57W TO 25N67W S TO SW WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N63W TO 20N72W. N OF 29N W
OF FRONT TO 74W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N
OF 26N W OF FRONT TO 75W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT 
PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. N OF 26N E OF FRONT TO LINE FROM 31N50W
TO 27N58W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.COLD FRONT FROM 28N82W TO 24N93W TO 19N92W. S OF 23N W OF 95W
NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF
LINE FROM 29N87W TO 18N93W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO
14 FT. 
.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 27N82W TO 22N85W. S OF 27N
BETWEEN 86W AND 97W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT
WITH HIGHEST SEAS AT 19N94W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 26N82W TO 23N82W. S OF 27N
BETWEEN 84W AND 89W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.
ELSEWHERE S OF LINE FROM 24N89W TO 21N87W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT E OF AREA. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC FRONTAL TROUGH 28N35W TO 27N43W TO 31N54W. N OF 19N E OF 50W 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. S OF 21N BETWEEN 65W 
AND 75W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 
LINE FROM 31N53W TO 22N70W TO 10N61W TO 06N54W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN PRIMARILY MIXED N AND E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. N OF 20N E OF 41W NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. S OF 21N BETWEEN 69W AND
71W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 
LINE FROM 31N44W TO 20N65W TO 10N61W TO 06N54W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN PRIMARILY MIXED N AND E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 18N TO 29N E OF 41W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 48W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
TO 9 FT IN PRIMARILY MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 10.5N TO 15.5N BETWEEN 64W AND 77W NE TO E WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 18N E OF 81W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 64W AND 75W NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 18N BETWEEN
67W AND 78W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.CARIBBEAN S OF 17N BETWEEN 84W AND 86W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST 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 22N82W TO
16N84W. W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN YUCATAN
CHANNEL.  
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 22N79W TO 14N83W. W OF 84W NW
TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 20N72W TO 12N83W. WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 90 NM OF 19N78W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS
THAN 8 FT.
.06 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.