000
FZNT02 KNHC 280220
HSFAT2

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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC AND CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.LOW PRES NEAR 13N55.5W 1008 MB MOVING WNW AT 16 KT. FROM 12N TO
20N BETWEEN 46W AND 59W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT...
HIGHEST NEAR 14N55W.
.06 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR
13.5N57W 1007 MB. WITHIN 240 NM N AND NE QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO
35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 12N TO 21N BETWEEN 46W
AND 62W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR
14.5N62W 1006 MB. WITHIN 240 NM NE SEMICIRCLE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT.
SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 12N TO 21N BETWEEN 55W AND 68W
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN MIXED SWELL...HIGHEST NE
OF ISLANDS. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 11N TO 23N BETWEEN 43W AND
66W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR
15N68.5W 1004 MB. WITHIN 180 NM NE SEMICIRCLE WINDS 30 TO 45 KT.
SEAS 14 TO 23 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 21N BETWEEN 64W AND 73W
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 14N
TO 26N BETWEEN 48W AND 71W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT
IN MIXED SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC AND CARIBBEAN 21 HOUR FORECAST S OF 21N BETWEEN 70W AND
73W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.45 HOUR FORECAST FROM 19N TO 21N BETWEEN 71W AND 73.5W...
INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 18.5N TO 21.5N BETWEEN 71W AND 76W...
INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
TO 8 FT.

.ATLC 42 HOUR FORECAST FROM 19N TO 21N E OF 38W NE TO E WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 17N TO 22N E OF 40W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11.5N TO 13.5N BETWEEN 70W AND 74.5W...INCLUDING
WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA AND GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA.
.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 70W AND 77W...
INCLUDING WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA...NE TO E WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. FROM 16N TO 17.5N BETWEEN 71W AND 73W
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13.5N BETWEEN 70W AND 76W...
INCLUDING WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA AND GULF OF
VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT NEAR COAST
OF COLOMBIA.
.36 HOUR FORECAST 10.5N TO 14N BETWEEN 74W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL.
.45 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO STATIONARY FRONT FROM 30N90W TO 28N96W TO
22N98W. S OF 24N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS
THAN 8 FT. S OF 20N W OF 95W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS
THAN 8 FT.
.03 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 30N90W TO 28N96W TO
22N98W. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.