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FZNT02 KNHC 281620
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1630 UTC THU JAN 28 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU JAN 28.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI JAN 29.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT JAN 30.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.ATLC STATIONARY FRONT FROM COLD FRONT FROM 31N78.5W TO 29N81W.
N OF 30N BETWEEN 73W AND 76W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO
8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N79W TO 29N81W. N OF 29N
BETWEEN 68W AND 74W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N76W TO
23N80W. N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
N OF 30N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11
FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N E OF FRONT TO LINE FROM 31N59W TO 25N70W
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N63W TO 20N72W. N OF 29N W
OF FRONT TO 74W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N
OF 26N W OF FRONT TO 76W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT
PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. N OF 26N E OF FRONT TO LINE FROM 31N50W
TO 27N58W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N60W TO 20N73W. N OF 30N W
OF FRONT TO 70W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N
OF 27N W OF FRONT TO 74W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN
NW SWELL. N OF 26N E OF FRONT TO LINE FROM 31N48W TO 27N57W S TO
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.STATIONARY FRONT FROM 29.5N83W TO 26N87W TO 19N91W. LOW PRES
1010 MB NEAR 26N85.5W WITH TROUGH TO 23N88W. S OF 21N W OF 94W
NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF
FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT S OF 26.5N.  
.06 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 29.5N83W TO 26N87W THEN
COLD FRONT TO 20N90W. LOW PRES 1010 MB SE OF FRONT NEAR 28M84W
WITH TROUGH TO 23N87W. S OF 20N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 16 FT...EXCEPT LESS THAN 8 FT SE SHELF WATERS.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 300 NM NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT...HIGHEST SW.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT WELL SE OF AREA. S OF 25N BETWEEN
E OF 88W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 28N35W TO 287N43W. N OF TROUGH E OF
45W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. FROM 20N TO 23N
BETWEEN 68W AND 72W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
ELSEWHERE E OF LINE FROM 31N51W TO 20N65W TO 10N61W TO 06N54W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN PRIMARILY MIXED N AND E
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. N OF 25N E OF 37W NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. S OF 10N BETWEEN 42W AND 52W NE
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF LINE FROM 31N44W TO
15N61W TO 06N54W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN PRIMARILY
MIXED N AND E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 20N TO 28N E OF 40W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 48W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
TO 9 FT IN PRIMARILY MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 16N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 18N E OF 80W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 14N BETWEEN 70W AND 76W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN E SWELL.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 73.5W AND 76W NE WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN TROUGH FROM 22N85.5W TO 15.5N87.5W. S OF 18N W OF
TROUGH NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT MERGED WITH TROUGH FROM 22N81W TO
16N83W. W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN YUCATAN
CHANNEL.  
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 20N77W TO 14N83W. S OF 18N
BETWEEN 84W AND 86W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 20N72W TO 12N83W.
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

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

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.