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FZNT02 KNHC 110353
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SUN DEC 11 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC SUN DEC 11.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON DEC 12.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE DEC 13.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.TROUGH FROM 28N57W TO 20N54W TO 16N60W. FROM 23N TO 28N BETWEEN 
48W AND 54W E TO SE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT IN NE 
SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 31N63W TO 20N63W. WINDS BELOW GALE 
FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N76W TO 29N81W. W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING FRONT FROM 31N68W TO 29N81W. NW OF 
FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT
HIGHEST SEAS W OF 77W. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGED WITH AREA DESCRIBED NEXT.

.ATLC EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 17N E OF 50W E TO SE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 20N BETWEEN 
50W AND 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE 
SWELL. S OF 25N BETWEEN 65W AND 75W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 31N63W TO 20N63W. E OF 62W N OF 
LINE FROM 27N62W TO 10N45W EXCEPT N OF 29N E OF 45W E TO SE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL E OF 45W AND 10 TO 
14 FT IN E SWELL W OF 45W. EXCEPT AS NOTED IN FIRST PARAGRAPH...
N OF 23N W OF 67W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT E OF BAHAMAS.
ELSEWHERE E OF 50W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N 
OF 20N BETWEEN 50W AND 70W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 31N66W TO 20N65W. E OF 55W EXCEPT N OF 
28N E OF 50W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE 
SWELL. N OF 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 61W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 
TO 12 FT IN SE SWELL. N OF 23N W OF 70W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST N OF 30N. ELSEWHERE BETWEEN 55W AND 
BAHAMAS AND N OF 15N WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
NE SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN W OF 85W AND S OF 15N WITHIN 90 NM OF THE COAST OF 
NICARAGUA NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. FROM 11N 
TO 15N BETWEEN 70W AND 76W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT. N OF 15N BETWEEN 69W AND 73W AND WINDWARD PASSAGE NE WINDS 
20 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS TO 8 FT WINDWARD 
PASSAGE.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 19N E OF 83W INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE 
NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. WITHIN 60 NM OF THE COAST 
OF NICARAGUA N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 18N W OF 78W AND WINDWARD PASSAGE NE 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. N OF 16N BETWEEN 69W AND 72W 
NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. WITHIN 60 NM OF THE 
COAST OF NICARAGUA N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO FROM 23N TO 29N W OF 85W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST FAR W. ELSEWHERE E OF 90W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 23N E OF 88W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN 
NE SWELL. FROM 22N TO 27N W OF 88W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 25N E OF 87W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER COBB. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.