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FZNT02 KNHC 091538
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC FRI DEC 09 2011

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI DEC 09.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT DEC 10.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN DEC 11.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC TROUGH FROM 31N43W TO 22N45W TO 16N61W. N OF 18N BETWEEN 
48W AND 63W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
PRIMARILY NE SWELL. FROM 18N TO 23N W OF 63W NE TO E WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL E OF BAHAMAS. FROM 23N TO 26N 
BETWEEN 63W AND 74W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE 
SWELL. N OF 23N E OF 48W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT IN E TO SE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 31N55W TO 17N50W. E OF TROUGH TO 
65W N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 
23N W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL E 
OF BAHAMAS. FROM 23N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND 74W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. W OF TROUGH N OF 20N E TO SE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN PRIMARILY E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 31N63W TO 17N60W. E OF TROUGH FROM 
19N TO 27N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL E OF 
BAHAMAS. W OF TROUGH N OF 17N EXCEPT N OF 29N E OF 44W E TO SE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN PRIMARILY E SWELL.

.ATLC S OF 10N BETWEEN 40W AND 50W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 
FT IN E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 14N E OF 43W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 17N E OF 50W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
FT.

.ATLC 30 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N74W TO 28N80W. W 
OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N74W TO 26N80W. W OF FRONT N 
TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN W OF A LINE FROM 20N77W TO 16N84W N TO NE WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. S OF 14N BETWEEN 68W AND 75W AND N OF 
14N BETWEEN 69W AND 73W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST W OF 85W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT. FROM 12N TO 14N BETWEEN 72W AND 75W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. N OF 16N BETWEEN 68W AND 72W NE WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT 
NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. S OF 19N W OF 86W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 81W N WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO 12 HOUR FORECAST BETWEEN 84W AND 87W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 25N W OF 92W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N W OF 84W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 25N TO 28N W OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.

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

$$
.FORECASTER SCHAUER. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.