000
FZNT02 KNHC 122212
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC MON DEC 12.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE DEC 13.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED DEC 14.

.WARNINGS.

....ATLC GALE WARNING...
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N52W TO 22N65W. N OF 27 E OF 
FRONT TO 45W S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC TROUGH 31N65W TO 20N66W. N OF 25N W OF TROUGH NE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS. N OF 20N 
BETWEEN 50W AND 60W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT 
IN NE SWELL. FROM 13N TO 28N E OF 50W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
10 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. REMAINDER AREA N OF 18N E OF 65W AND S 
OF 20N E OF 55W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY 
IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DEVELOPING COLD FRONT 31N63W TO 25N64W WITH 
TROUGH TO 20N63W. NW OF LINE 31N64W TO 21N75W N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN PRIMARILY NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 
TROUGH AND FRONT TO BAHAMAS WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT 
PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. N OF 18N BETWEEN 50W AND 60W SE TO S 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. E OF 50W E TO SE WINDS WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. REMAINDER AREA N 
E OF 63W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN E 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N52W TO 22N65W. EXCEPT AS NOTED 
IN WARNINGS...N OF 20N E OF 55W AND S OF 20N E OF 50W E TO SE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT E OF BAHAMAS. REMAINDER AREA E OF 
FRONT 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 BETWEEN 80W AND 83W NE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 12N W OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 12N W OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO N OF 27N E OF 90W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 25N W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 
8 FT. E OF 87W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 23N W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 
8 FT. E OF 90W 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.

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.FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.