000
FZNT02 KNHC 140945
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC WED DEC 14 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED DEC 14.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU DEC 15.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI DEC 16.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.COLD FRONT FROM 31N59W TO 24N65W TO 20N74W. TROUGH FROM 31N58W 
TO 22N61W TO 17N62W. N OF 27N BETWEEN 53W AND 58W S TO SW WINDS 
25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N50W TO 25N55W TO 19N64W. 
TROUGH FROM 26N54W TO 13N56W. N OF 28N E OF FRONT TO 46W S TO SW 
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N47W TO LOW PRES NEAR 27N48W 
1007 MB TO 20N53W TO 16N62W. TROUGH FROM 24N49W TO 14N58W. N OF 
27N E OF FRONT TO 41W S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 
FT IN SE SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N59W TO 24N65W TO 20N74W. TROUGH FROM 
31N58W TO 22N61W TO 17N62W. EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS... 
ELSEWHERE N OF 20N BETWEEN 45W AND 58W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN SE SWELL. N OF 20N E OF 45W E TO SE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. FROM 10N TO 20N E OF 
55W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. REMAINDER 
OF AREA E OF FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE 
SWELL. W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NW TO N 
WINDS E OF 70W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL NE OF BAHAMAS.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N50W TO 25N55W TO 19N64W. 
TROUGH FROM 26N54W TO 13N56W. EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...
ELSEWHERE N OF 20N E OF FRONT AND TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT...EXCEPT S TO SW WINDS W OF 50W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED N 
AND E SWELL. FROM 10N TO 20N E OF 52W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA E OF FRONT AND 60W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. W OF FRONT TO 
65W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. W OF 
65W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL NE OF 
BAHAMAS.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N47W TO LOW PRES NEAR 27N48W 
1007 MB TO 20N53W TO 16N62W. TROUGH FROM 24N49W TO 14N58W. 
EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...ELSEWHERE N OF 14N SE OF FRONT AND 
TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT S TO SW WINDS W OF 
45W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND SE SWELL. NW OF FRONT TO 
53W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT IN MIXED N AND SE 
SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 26N. NW OF FRONT BETWEEN 53W AND 65W N TO 
NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 24N. 
N OF 26N BETWEEN 65W AND 76W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 26N BETWEEN 65W AND 76W NE TO E WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL N OF BAHAMAS.

.CARIBBEAN N OF 17N W OF 78W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 12N W OF 73W NE WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT 
NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT EXCEPT TO 9 FT NEAR 
WINDWARD PASSAGE.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF 15N W OF 67W...INCLUDING THE 
MONA AND WINDWARD PASSAGES...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN PASSAGES AND S OF 20N W OF 78W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N BETWEEN 64W AND 70W...INCLUDING THE 
MONA PASSAGE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. N OF 11N 
BETWEEN 70W AND 81W...INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT E OF 75W AND ELSEWHERE S OF 
15N.

.GULF OF MEXICO E OF 88W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT 
S OF 26N. N OF 25N W OF 88W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 21N TO 26N E OF 92W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT S OF 25N E OF 88W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 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.