000
FZNT02 KNHC 160321
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC FRI DEC 16 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI DEC 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT DEC 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN DEC 18.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N47W TO 21N48W TO 14N61W. N OF 
25N E OF FRONT TO 42W S TO SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 
FT IN SE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N48W TO 20N55W TO 16N62W. N OF 20N E OF 
FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN PRIMARILY SE 
SWELL. FROM 15N TO 20N E OF 50W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 15N E OF 45W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 
9 FT IN NE SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA S OF 20N E OF 55W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. W OF FRONT TO 70W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N W OF 
70W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT E OF BAHAMAS. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 20N E OF 
FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. FROM 10N TO 
20N E OF 45W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN 
PRIMARILY NE SWELL. S OF 10N E OF 45W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. W OF FRONT TO 65W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N W OF 65W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS. N OF 27N 
BETWEEN 65W AND 75W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH FRONT 31N47W TO 20N50W. N OF 
20N E OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT IN 
SE SWELL. FROM 12N TO 20N E OF 45W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN PRIMARILY NE SWELL. S OF 12N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
FT. N OF 24N W OF TROUGH FRONT TO 55W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
12 TO 16 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N BETWEEN 45W AND 70W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N 
BETWEEN 70W AND THE BAHAMAS WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN NE SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 67W...INCLUDING THE WINDWARD AND MONA 
PASSAGES NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 15N E 
OF 67W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN ATLC PASSAGES. FROM 11N 
TO 15N BETWEEN 70W AND 80W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 12N BETWEEN 67W AND 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 13N E OF 67W NE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 17N BETWEEN 67W AND 82W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO S OF 25N E OF 86W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N91W TO 27N95W TO 22N97W. W 
OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

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.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.