000
FZNT02 KNHC 030317
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SUN JAN 03 2016

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 03.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON JAN 04.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE JAN 05.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.STATIONARY FRONT FROM 26.5N82W TO 22N94.5W TO 18.5N93.5W. FROM
19N TO 20.5N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
ELSEWHERE S OF 23.5N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
9 TO 13 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA N OF FRONT TO 28N AND W OF 86W N
TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT...HIGHEST SW. WITHIN 75
NM S AND E OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE
SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 25.5N81W TO 22.5N93W TO
18.5N93W. S OF 26N AND NW OF FRONT TO 93W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 93W...WITHIN 150 NM N OF
FRONT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT...HIGHEST SW.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 25N81W TO 24.5N85W TO
18.5N93W. N OF FRONT TO 25N AND W OF 84.5W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT SE OF AREA. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC SE OF LINE FROM 31N35W TO 19N60W TO 11N61W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 20N E OF 50W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF LINE FROM 25N35W TO
19N60W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED N AND E
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 20N E OF 56W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF LINE FROM
23.5N35W TO 20N60W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED N
AND E SWELL.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N65W TO 29.5N72W THEN STATIONARY FRONT
TO 26.5N80W. N OF 30N E OF FRONT TO 61W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N71W TO 28.5N78W TO
25.5N80W. WITHIN 90 NM SE OF FRONT E OF 73W SW WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N68W TO 28N73W TO 22N80W.
N OF 29N E OF FRONT TO 61W S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO
12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N E OF FRONT TO 58W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT...HIGHEST NEAR FRONT. N OF 29N W OF
74W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15.5N BETWEEN 70W AND 80W NE TO E WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 13N BETWEEN 67W AND 70W E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.  ELSEWHERE FROM 09.5N TO 16.5N
BETWEEN 72W AND 82W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE TO
E SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 14.5N BETWEEN 68W AND 75W E WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 12N TO 15N BETWEEN 75W AND
78W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 13N BETWEEN 68W AND 74W NE TO E WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN 48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 22N80W TO 17.5N88W.
N OF FRONT W OF 85W...INCLUDING YUCATAN CHANNEL...N WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.