000
FZNT02 KNHC 280858
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC THU JAN 28.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI JAN 29.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT JAN 30.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N78W TO 29N81W. N OF 29N BETWEEN 73W AND
76W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N79W TO 29N81W.
N OF 29N BETWEEN 68W AND 74W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO
8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N76W TO
23N80W. N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
N OF 30N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W 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 31N67W TO 21N74W. N OF 28N W
OF FRONT TO 79W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. N OF
30N BETWEEN 62W AND 67W SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
ELSEWHERE N OF 25N E OF FRONT TO LINE FROM 31N54W TO 25N65W S TO
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.
.42 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 76W 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 13 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N60W TO 20N73W. N OF 30N W
OF FRONT TO 70W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N
OF 27N W OF FRONT TO 74W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT
PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. N OF 26N E OF FRONT TO LINE FROM 31N48W
TO 27N57W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.STATIONARY FRONT FROM 29N82W TO  S OF 21N W OF 95W NW TO N
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM
29N88W TO 18N92W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. 
.18 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES E OF AREA WITH COLD FRONT FROM 28N83W
TO 21N85W. S OF 27N BETWEEN 85W 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 25N80W TO 23N81W. S OF 25N
BETWEEN 84W AND 95W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.33 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT E OF AREA. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 28N35W TO 27N43W TO 31N54W. N OF 20N E
OF 45W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. FROM 20N TO
23N BETWEEN 68W AND 72W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
ELSEWHERE E OF LINE FROM 31N51W TO 20N65W 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 25N E OF 37W NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. S OF 10N BETWEEN 42W AND 52W NE
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF LINE FROM 31N44W TO
15N61W TO 06N54W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN PRIMARILY
MIXED N AND E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 20N TO 28N E OF 40W 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 18N BETWEEN 65W AND 78W 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 15N BETWEEN 70W AND 77W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N BETWEEN 74W AND 76W NE WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN 06 HOUR FORECAST N TO S TROUGH 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 22N81W TO
16N83W. W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN YUCATAN
CHANNEL.  
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 20N77W TO 14N83W. S OF 18N
BETWEEN 84W AND 86W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 20N72W TO 12N83W.
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.