000
FZNT02 KNHC 200338
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
ISSUED BY NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
0430 UTC FRI JAN 20 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC FRI JAN 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT JAN 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN JAN 22.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.COLD FRONT FROM 31N57W TO 29N56W TO 24N68W TO 28N74W. N OF 26N 
WITHIN 90 NM SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 24.5N E OF FRONT TO 49W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. N OF 29N W OF FRONT TO 64W W TO NW WINDS 25 
TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT TO 68W W TO NW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 13 FT...HIGHEST NW.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N50W TO 22.5N60W TO 
22.5N70W. N OF 29N E OF FRONT TO 42W S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N E OF FRONT TO 38W S TO SW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 30N W OF 
FRONT TO 57W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT IN NW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N W OF FRONT TO 64W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N47W TO 25N54W TO 21N64W 
THEN DISSIPATING FRONT TO 22N73W. N OF 27N E OF FRONT TO A LINE 
FROM 31N37W TO 27N42W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT...EXCEPT 12 TO 15 FT WITHIN 75 NM E OF FRONT N OF 28N. NW OF 
FRONT TO A LINE FROM 31N64W TO 25N54W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N44W TO 20N62W. N OF 27.5N E 
OF FRONT TO 38W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 25M E OF FRONT TO 40W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. W OF FRONT TO LINE FROM 26N51W TO 
26N55W TO 31N65W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW 
SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC FROM 18N TO 27N E OF 45W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 23N E OF 37W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
FT IN NW SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 12.5N BETWEEN 72W AND 76W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.   

.CARIBBEAN 30 HOUR FORECAST S OF 18.5N W OF 85W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF HONDURAS...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 17.5N BETWEEN 84W AND 86W SE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.GULF OF MEXICO 30 HOUR FORECAST FROM 21N TO 25N BETWEEN 86.5W 
AND 90.5W S TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 25N BETWEEN 84W AND 91W S TO SW WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 

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

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.