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FZNT02 KNHC 121446
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC MON DEC 12.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE DEC 13.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED DEC 14.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.N OF 28N W OF 75W E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN NE 
SWELL.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC TROUGH 31N65W TO 20N65W. N OF 25N W OF TROUGH EXCEPT AS 
NOTED IN WARNING...AND S OF 25N W OF 75W...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS. WITHIN 240 NM OF LINE 
28N59W TO 20N46W TO 20N35W E TO SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 
13 FT. REMAINDER AREA N OF 18N E OF 65W AND S OF 18N E OF 52W E 
TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.
.06 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 31N64W TO 20N68W. 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 
10 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. WITHIN 360 NM OF LINE 31N60W TO 
21N50W TO 20N35W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. 
REMAINDER AREA N OF 15N E OF 66W AND S OF 15N E OF 55W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DEVELOPING COLD FRONT 31N65W TO 25N66W WITH 
TROUGH TO 19N68W. N OF 25N W OF TROUGH AND S OF 25N W OF 75W NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL NE OF BAHAMAS.  
ELSEWHERE W OF TROUGH TO BAHAMAS WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 
10 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. N OF 18N E OF 59W AND S OF 18N E OF 
55W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. REMAINDER AREA N 
E OF 68W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN E 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N56W TO 22N60W TO 13N58W. N OF 
20N W OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL 
EXCEPT TO 8 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. N OF 27 E OF 
FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 
13N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. 
AS OF 13N WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN E 
SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 82W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT. N OF 18N E OF 83W 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 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. N OF 16N W OF 75W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 12N W OF 76W AND ELSEWHERE N OF 18N W OF 
83W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 90W AND N OF 28N E OF 90W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 25N W OF 90W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 
8 FT. N OF 28N E OF 85W AND S OF 25N E OF 90W NE TO E WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 23N W OF 94W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT. S OF 28N E OF 88W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 

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

$$
.FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.