000
FZNT02 KNHC 181512
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1630 UTC MON JAN 18 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC MON JAN 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE JAN 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED JAN 20.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT FROM 31N62W TO 22N78W. E OF FRONT TO LINE 28N58W TO
31N50W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW
SWELL. N OF 30N W OF FRONT TO 65W W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11
TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N W OF FRONT TO 77W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N56W TO 20N74W. N OF 28N
WITHIN 90 NM SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT
IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N E OF FRONT WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 29N W OF 61W W TO NW
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. REMAINDER AREA N OF 27N W OF
FRONT TO 70W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N49W TO 22N67W. N OF 28N
WITHIN 330 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT
IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL. N OF 28N W OF FRONT TO 65W W TO NW
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF
LINE FROM 28N35W TO 26N71W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT
IN NW SWELL. 
.ATLC 30 HOUR FORECAST FROM 23N TO 26N W OF 79W N TO NE WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN GULF STREAM. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 22N W OF 70W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
LESS THAN FT.

.ATLC 48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 15N E OF 43W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. 

.CARIBBEAN 18 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 78W
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W NE WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.42 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 73W TO 78W N TO NE
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 13.5N BETWEEN 73W AND 78W NE WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 

.CARIBBEAN 36 HOUR FORECAST W OF LINE FROM 20N77W TO 18N83W NE
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FRONT ILL DEFINED ACROSS NW CARIBBEAN. N OF 18N BETWEEN
73.5W AND 84W...INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT W OF 80W.

.GULF OF MEXICO S OF 25N E OF 85W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO
11 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST STRAITS OF FLORIDA. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO 30 HOUR FORECAST S OF 26N E OF 85W NE WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT. 

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

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.FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.