000
FZNT02 KNHC 240335
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC TUE JAN 24 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE JAN 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED JAN 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU JAN 26.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N71W TO 21N77W. FROM 23.5N TO 31N WITHIN 150 
NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE 
N OF 22.5N WITHIN 360 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 22.5N BETWEEN FRONT AND 72W...INCLUDING 
APPROACH TO WINDWARD PASSAGE...SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT. W OF FRONT W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT...HIGHEST N. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N61W TO 26N63W TO 19N70W. 
FROM 24N TO 31N WITHIN 120 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 21.5N E OF FRONT TO 56W S TO SW 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. FROM 23N TO 31N W OF FRONT 
TO 77W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE W 
OF FRONT N THROUGH NE OF BAHAMAS TO 78W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N51.5W TO 28N52.5W TO 
17.5N63W. FROM 27N TO 31N WITHIN 120 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 
30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24.5N WITHIN 180 
NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. FROM 
26N TO 31N W OF FRONT TO 65W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 
TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 21.5N W OF FRONT TO 73W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC N OF LINE FROM 18N35W TO 21N49W TO 31N44W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 16N TO 24N BETWEEN 35W AND 40W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 15N BETWEEN 35W AND 45W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN COLD FRONT FROM 21N77W TO 18N81.5W TO 13.5N83.5W 
MOVING SE 20 KT. N OF 19N E OF FRONT TO 72W...INCLUDING WINDWARD 
PASSAGE...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. W OF FRONT TO 87W 
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT YUCATAN CHANNEL N OF 20N. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAK COLD FRONT FROM 19N70W TO 16N77W THEN 
DISSIPATING COLD FRONT TO 10N83W. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 70W 
AND 76.5W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 18 
FT...HIGHEST NEAR 26N84W. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N E OF 92W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 19N W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N91W TO 21N97.5W. NW OF 
FRONT N WIND 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.