000
FZNT02 KNHC 220344
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SUN JAN 22 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SUN JAN 22.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON JAN 23.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE JAN 24.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.N OF 26N BETWEEN 85W AND 93W...AND FROM 23N TO 26N BETWEEN 89W 
AND 94W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 29N91W TO 22N97W. N OF 25N W 
OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE W 
OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. N OF 22N E OF 
FRONT TO 83W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. S OF 22N 
BETWEEN 92W AND 94.5W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 
8 FT. SCATTERED STRONG TSTMS ALONG AND E OF FRONT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N83W TO 23N87W TO 18.5N95W. 
N OF 23.5N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 18 
FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 23.5N W OF FRONT TO 95W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF 23N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED STRONG TSTMS ALONG AND E OF 
FRONT. 
.42 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT SE OF AREA. N OF 23N E OF 87W W TO 
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT...HIGHEST NE. ELSEWHERE E 
OF 91W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA 
SE OF LINE FROM 29N30W TO 28N91.5W TO 19N95.5W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST E OF 89W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT 
IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE SE OF LINE FROM 29N89W TO 27N90W TO 
19N94W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.06 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N W OF 78W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT NEAR NE FLORIDA COAST. FROM 28N TO 
31N W OF 77W SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE 
FROM 26N TO 31N W OF 70W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
SCATTERED STRONG TSTMS.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N72W TO 27N73W TO 21N78W. N 
OF 23N WITHIN 120 NM SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 
TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N E OF FRONT TO 65W S TO SW WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. S OF 23N E OF FRONT TO 72W SW WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. W OF FRONT TO 81W W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS TO 15 FT N THROUGH NE OF BAHAMAS...AND TO 10 FT INSIDE 
BAHAMAS AND STRAITS OF FLORIDA.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N44W TO 28N47W THEN STATIONARY TO 25N52W 
THEN DISSIPATING FRONT TO 18N67W. FROM 28N TO 31N E OF FRONT TO 
39W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA N OF LINE FROM 31N64W TO 24N52W TO 24N47W 
TO 31N38W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N43W TO 
20N59W. N OF LINE FROM 31N63W TO 25.5N44W TO 30N35W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. N OF LINE FROM 20N35W TO 
22N45W TO 31N42W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 15.5N TO 20N BETWEEN 83.5W AND 85.5W SE TO 
S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT JUST NW OF AREA. N OF 19.5N BETWEEN 
81W AND 85W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 21N78W TO 18.5N81W TO 15N83W. 
N OF 18.5N E OF FRONT TO 73W...INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE... 
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. N OF 19N W OF FRONT 
TO 87W...INCLUDING YUCATAN CHANNEL...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT W OF 82W. S OF 19N WITHIN 90 NM NW OF FRONT NW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.