000
FZNT02 KNHC 120909
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC MON DEC 12 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC MON DEC 12.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE DEC 13.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED DEC 14.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.TROUGH FROM 31N64W TO 25N66W TO 22N66W. N OF 28N W OF 74W NE TO 
E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT IN NE SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC TROUGH FROM 31N64W TO 25N66W TO 22N66W. EXCEPT AS NOTED IN 
WARNINGS...ELSEWHERE W OF TROUGH...EXCEPT S OF 24N BETWEEN 66W 
AND 75W...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL E OF 
BAHAMAS. N OF 17N E OF 55W...EXCEPT N OF 29N E OF 45W...E TO SE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL...HIGHEST SW 
PART. N OF 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 61W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 
TO 14 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 17N E OF TROUGH TO 55W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 17N E OF 53W 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 31N64W TO 25N66W TO 20N67W. N OF 
25N W OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF TROUGH TO BAHAMAS WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 20N E OF 60W...EXCEPT N OF 29N E 
OF 50W...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 17N E OF TROUGH TO 55W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 20N E OF 55W NE TO E WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N58W TO 25N60W TO 20N65W. W 
OF A LINE FROM 31N58W TO 20N70W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... 
EXCEPT NW TO N WINDS E OF 65W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL E OF 
BAHAMAS. N OF 20N E OF FRONT TO 58W AND S OF 20N W OF 55W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 20N BETWEEN 
45W AND 58W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT S TO SW 25 TO 30 
KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS N OF 27N BETWEEN 53W AND 58W. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT IN SE SWELL. N OF 20N E OF 45W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. S OF 20N E OF 55W E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN 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 85W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 82W N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT. N OF 16N W OF 74W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 
8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 13N TO 17N W OF 75W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT. N OF 17N W OF 73.5W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO S OF 24N E OF 89W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT. N OF 27N E OF 89W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT. N OF 25N W OF 93W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 24N E OF 88W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 
8 FT. N OF 25N W OF 90W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 28N E OF 88W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT 
TO 25 KT S OF 24N. SEAS TO 9 FT S OF 24N. N OF 24N W OF 94W SE 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.