000
FZNT02 KNHC 112242 RRA
HSFAT2

FZNT02 KNHC DDHHMM
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC TUE JAN 10 2017

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED JAN 11.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU JAN 12.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI JAN 13.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.ATLC STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N56W TO LOW PRES NEAR 28N56W 1009 
MB THEN COLD FRONT TO 25N54W TO 18N63W. FROM 28N TO 31N BETWEEN 
57W AND 60W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 TO 21 FT. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 22N TO 31N BETWEEN 55W AND 66W N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. FROM 22N TO 24N BETWEEN 69W AND 75W 
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA BOUNDED BY 
31N68W TO 31N43W TO 17N62W TO 24N79W TO 31N68W...INCLUDING 
APPROACHES TO WINDWARD PASSAGE...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT IN NE SWELL IN OPEN WATERS.
.24 HOUR FORECAST OCCLUDED FRONT FROM 24N57W TO 26N55W TO 20N54W 
THEN WEAKENING COLD FRONT TO 16N62W. FROM 22N TO 31N BETWEEN 55W 
AND 67W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 
AREA BOUNDED BY 31N67W TO 31N55W TO 19N57W TO 24N73W TO 31N67W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL. REMAINDER OF 
AREA BOUNDED BY 31N74W TO 31N49W TO 14N55W TO 27N77W TO 31N74W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST OCCLUDED FRONT FROM 22N55W TO 22N52W THEN COLD 
FRONT TO 13N62W. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 25N74W TO 29N55W TO 
18N62W TO 25N74W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 30N80W TO 31N48W TO 08N48W TO 
24N74W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.CARIBBEAN SHEAR LINE FROM 18N65W TO 11N83W. N OF 10.5N BETWEEN 
68W AND 82W...INCLUDING ATLC PASSAGES...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE BETWEEN 67W AND 86W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.12 HOUR FRONT SHEAR LINE FROM 16N65W TO 10N78W. FROM 10.5N TO 
13N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
ELSEWHERE BETWEEN 63W AND 83W..INCLUDING ATLC PASSAGES...NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SHEAR LINE FROM 15N65W TO 12N74W. BETWEEN 63W 
AND 82W...INCLUDING ATLC PASSAGES...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 12 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST SHEAR LINE FROM 10.5N TO 12N BETWEEN 73W AND 
75W NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE BEWTEEN 
64W AND 83W...INCLUDING ATLC PASSAGES...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SHEAR LINE FROM 13N65W TO 12N70W. BETWEEN 63W 
AND 82W...INCLUDING ATLC PASSAGES...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.GULF OF MEXICO S OF 24N E OF 85W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 24N E OF 83W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 
9 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.GULF OF MEXICO 12 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 22N91W TO 19N92W. 
FROM 21N TO 23N BETWEEN 90W AND 92W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.