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FZNT02 KNHC 111442
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC SUN DEC 11.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON DEC 12.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE DEC 13.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.TROUGH FROM 30N65W TO 19N60W. FROM 24N TO 28N BETWEEN 48W AND 
56W E TO SE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 19 FT IN E SWELL.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...N OF 22N E OF 62W E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. FROM 18N TO 22N E OF 52W 
AND FROM 12N TO 18N E OF 45W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT 
PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. 
.06 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 31N62W TO 20N64W. W OF TROUGH NE 
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL NE OF BAHAMAS. 
FROM 22N TO 28N E OF 60W AND FROM 10N TO 22N E OF 47W E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT IN E SWELL. REMAINDER AREA N OF 18N E 
OF 64W AND S OF 18N E OF 50W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT PRIMARILY IN E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 31N63W TO 20N66W. N OF 24N W OF 
TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL NE OF 
BAHAMAS. FROM 24N TO 28N E OF 58W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 24N E OF 54W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 13 FT IN E SWELL. REMAINDER AREA N OF 20N E OF 70W AND N OF 
15N E OF 60W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN 
E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DEVELOPING COLD FRONT FROM 31N64W TO 25N65W TO 
19N64W. W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT IN NE 
SWELL NE OF BAHAMAS. N OF 18N E OF 60W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 18N E OF 55W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. REMAINDER AREA E OF 65W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN E SWELL.

.ATLC FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 31N70W TO 28N80W. W OF TROUGH NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. S OF 27N BETWEEN 62W AND 77W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS.
.06 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DIFFUSE...CONDITIONS MERGE.

.CARIBBEAN N OF 16N BETWEEN 68W AND 76W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT. FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 82W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 82W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. N OF 18N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 11N W OF 75W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 
8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO E OF 90W AND N OF 23N W OF 90W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST N OF 25N W OF 88W AND S OF 25N E OF 85W NE TO 
E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 25N E OF 88W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.