000
FZNT02 KNHC 130338
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC TUE DEC 13 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE DEC 13.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED DEC 14.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU DEC 15.

.WARNINGS.

....ATLC GALE WARNING...
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N54W TO 22N62W. N OF 27 E OF 
FRONT TO 45W S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N50W TO 22N60W. N OF 26N E OF 
FRONT TO 43W S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC TROUGH 31N64W TO 20N65W. N OF 25N W OF TROUGH NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 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 
13 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 28N E OF 50W AND FROM 15N TO 20N BETWEEN 
50W AND 66W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN E 
SWELL. REMAINDER AREA N OF 18N E OF BAHAMAS WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DEVELOPING COLD FRONT 31N60W TO 19N60W. NW OF 
LINE 31N60W TO 21N68W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT 
IN PRIMARILY NE SWELL. N OF 18N E OF FRONT TO 50W SE TO S WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT..TO 30 KT N OF 29N. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. E OF 50W AND 
FROM 15N TO 20N BETWEEN 50W AND 55W E TO SE WINDS WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N54W TO 22N62W. EXCEPT AS NOTED 
IN WARNINGS...N OF 20N E OF 55W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
9 TO 11 FT. S OF 20N E OF 52W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 
FT IN PRIMARILY E SWELL. W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT E OF BAHAMAS. REMAINDER AREA E OF BAHAMAS WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N50W TO 22N60W. EXCEPT AS NOTED 
IN WARNINGS...N OF 20N E OF 55W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
9 TO 11 FT. S OF 20N E OF 52W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 
FT IN PRIMARILY E SWELL. W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT E OF BAHAMAS. REMAINDER AREA E OF BAHAMAS WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 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 17N BETWEEN W OF 74W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT. S OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 76W 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 TO 8 FT. S OF 14N BETWEEN 70W AND 75W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT W OF 75W. FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 70W AND 80W NE TO 
E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.GULF OF MEXICO N OF 27N W OF 87W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT. S OF 24N E OF 90W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 
8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 25N W OF 90W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT. E OF 88W 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 
LESS THAN 8 FT. S OF 25N 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.