000
FZNT02 KNHC 271545
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC THU OCT 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC THU OCT 27.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI OCT 28.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT OCT 29.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC S OF 31N W OF LINE FROM 31N57W 22N66W TO 20N74W...
INCLUDING APPROACH TO WINDWARD PASSAGE AND ATLC EXPOSURES...NE
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT FROM 23N TO 28N
BETWEEN 65W AND 71W. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...EXCEPT 10 TO 15 FT IN NE
SWELL FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN BAHAMAS AND 65W...AND LESS THAN 8
FT BETWEEN BAHAMAS AND 81W. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 22N TO 28N W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...EXCEPT 10 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL FROM 22N
TO 27N BETWEEN BAHAMAS AND 70W...AND LESS THAN 8 FT SW OF
BAHAMAS TO 81W. N OF A LINE FROM 31N50W TO 28N60W TO 27N65W NE
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 23N TO 28N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...EXCEPT LESS THAN 8 FT SW OF BAHAMAS.

.ATLC N OF 27N E OF 39W AND S OF 18N E OF 42W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN N OF 19N BETWEEN 78W AND 84W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED N OF 15N W OF 74W. N OF 18N
BETWEEN 73W AND 77W...INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 19N BETWEEN 78W AND 86W...INCLUDING THE
YUCATAN CHANNEL...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO S OF 28N E OF 87W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...
EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 8 TO 10
FT...EXCEPT 9 TO 12 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. FROM 24N TO 26N
BETWEEN 87W AND 90W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN E SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 28N E OF 88W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...
EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT
9 TO 11 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 22N TO 28N E OF 90W...INCLUDING THE
STRAITS OF FLORIDA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
FROM 23N TO 26.5N BETWEEN 90W AND 92W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.

.GULF OF MEXICO 12 HOUR FORECAST S OF 20N W OF 94.5W NW TO N
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 21N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST S OF 20N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 21N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

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

$$
.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.