000
FZNT02 KNHC 150933
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC THU DEC 15 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU DEC 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI DEC 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT DEC 17.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.COLD FRONT FROM 31N51W TO 28N53W TO 19N64W. N OF 28N E OF FRONT 
TO 46W S TO SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT IN SE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N48W TO 28N49W TO 15N62W. N 
OF 28N E OF FRONT TO 42W S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 
17 FT IN SE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N46W TO 20N50W TO 13N61W. N 
OF 24N BETWEEN 40W AND 46W S TO SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 
TO 24 FT IN SE SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N51W TO 28N53W TO 19N64W. TROUGH FROM 
26N54W TO 20N55W TO 10N57W. EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS... 
ELSEWHERE N OF 20N E OF FRONT AND TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. S OF 20N E OF 52W E 
TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. REMAINDER OF 
AREA SE OF FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE 
SWELL. W OF FRONT TO 60W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN 
N SWELL. W OF 70W...EXCEPT N OF 29N W OF 77W...N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N48W TO 28N49W TO 15N62W. 
TROUGH FROM 24N49W TO 10N52W. EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...
ELSEWHERE N OF 20N E OF FRONT AND TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND SE SWELL. FROM 10N TO 20N E 
OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE 
SWELL. S OF 10N E OF 50W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. W OF 
FRONT TO 55W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL...
HIGHEST NE PART. N OF FRONT BETWEEN 55W AND 65W N TO NE WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 27N. S OF 27N W 
OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT E OF BAHAMAS. N OF 
27N BETWEEN 65W AND 76W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT 
IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N46W TO 20N50W TO 13N61W. 
EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...ELSEWHERE N OF 18N E OF 47NW SE TO 
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN MIXED NE AND SE SWELL...
HIGHEST N OF 22N. REMAINDER OF AREA E OF FRONT AND 50W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. N OF 20N 
W OF FRONT TO 55W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT IN 
NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT AND S OF A LINE FROM 31N55W TO 
24N80W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL...HIGHEST
NE PART. REMAINDER OF AREA BETWEEN FRONT AND 76W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 
TO 30 KT NEAR WINDWARD AND MONA PASSAGES. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT W OF 
73W AND NEAR MONA PASSAGE. FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 79W 
NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N E OF 70W...INCLUDING MONA PASSAGE...
AND N OF 11N BETWEEN 70W AND 79W...INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE
...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 15N W OF 79W 
NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST E OF 75W INCLUDING THE WINDWARD AND MONA 
PASSAGES...AND FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 75W...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 15N BETWEEN 75W AND 81W NE 
TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT S OF 17N.

.GULF OF MEXICO N OF 22N E OF 90W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT TO 
25 KT NEAR STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS TO 9 FT NEAR STRAITS OF 
FLORIDA. N OF 23N W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 25N E OF 87W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N91W TO 27N96W TO 24N98W. W 
OF FRONT N TO NE 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.