000
FZNT02 KNHC 240933
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC TUE JAN 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED JAN 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU JAN 26.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N69W TO 26N70W TO 21N76W. TROUGH FROM
31N73W TO 27N77W. N OF 23N WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS
30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N E OF FRONT TO A
LINE FROM 31N62W TO 25N62W TO 20N67W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 27N BETWEEN 75W AND 80W W TO NW WINDS 30 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT...EXCEPT SW WINDS BETWEEN FRONT AND TROUGH. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N59W TO 25N61W TO 19N69W. 
TROUGH FROM 31N63W TO 26N66W. N OF 25N WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT S
TO SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. N OF 22N WITHIN 300 
NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 
24N W OF FRONT TO 74W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 
FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 21N W OF FRONT TO BAHAMAS AND 77W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N49W TO 24N53W TO 18N63W. N 
OF 27N WITHIN 120 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8
TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N WITHIN 240 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 25N W OF FRONT TO 61W W 
TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N W 
OF FRONT 77W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND
NW SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 31N65W.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 31N35W TO 31N40W TO 26N42W TO
22N40W TO 21N35W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT 
IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 20N35W TO 12N45W TO 
09N55W TO 07N50W TO 07N35W TO 20N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 12N35W TO 10N47W TO 
07N50W TO 07N35W TO 12N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN
MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.

.ATLC 48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT APPROACHING FROM NW. N OF 30N W
OF 74W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN COLD FRONT FROM 20N77W TO 17N80W TO 13N83W. FROM 14N
TO 16N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
N OF 18N BETWEEN 83W AND 86W...INCLUDING THE YUCATAN CHANNEL...
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR
YUCATAN CHANNEL. N OF 18.5N E OF FRONT...INCLUDING THE WINDWARD
PASSAGE...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 20N73W TO 15N79W TO 10N83W.
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN 42 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 12.5N WITHIN 90 NM OF 
COAST OF COLOMBIA N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 
FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 13N BETWEEN 73.5W AND 77.5W N TO NE
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT. FROM 15N TO 18N
BETWEEN 69.5W AND 73W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8
FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO E OF 84W...INCLUDING THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA...
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE E
OF A LINE FROM 30N85W TO 22N90W...INCLUDING THE YUCATAN
CHANNEL...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO 06 HOUR FORECAST FROM 23N TO 26N W OF 96W S WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT APPROACHING FROM NW. FROM 20N TO 26N
W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT ALONG TEXAS COAST. N OF 26N W OF 91W
BEYOND 60 NM OF SHORE S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N94W TO 26N97W. W OF FRONT NW
TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N89W TO 26N92W TO 21N97W. W 
OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF 29N E OF 
FRONT TO 85W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. FROM 19N 
TO 21N WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.