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FZNT02 KNHC 170849
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC SAT DEC 17 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT DEC 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN DEC 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON DEC 19.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.N OF 22N BETWEEN 40W AND 46W SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 
TO 22 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC STATIONARY FRONT 31N48W TO LOW PRES 26N51W 1008 MB WITH 
TROUGH S TO 20N55W. EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...N OF 20N E OF 
48W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN SE SWELL.
S OF 20N E OF 48W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT IN NE 
SWELL. N OF 20N BETWEEN 48W AND 65W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 17 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N BETWEEN 48W AND 
78W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT 31N48W TO LOW PRES 27N50W 
1010 MB WITH TROUGH S TO 20N52W. N OF 22N BETWEEN 49W AND 35W 
SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN SE SWELL. N OF 
25N BETWEEN 49W AND 65W NE WINS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NE 
SWELL. REMAINDER AREA FROM 15N TO 25N E OF 75W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT 31N51W TO LOW PRES 27N50W 
1012 MB WITH TROUGH S TO 20N52W. N OF 22N BETWEEN 47W AND 35W E 
TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE 
N OF 25N E OF 60W AND S OF 25N E OF 74W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 31N52W TO 22N52W. N OF 23N E OF TROUGH 
SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 28N 
E OF 68W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED 
N SWELL.

.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N74W TO 27N80W. W OF FRONT NW 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N72W TO 27N80W. W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF 30N E OF FRONT TO 65W SW WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST ATLC COLD FRONT 31N66W TO 24N80W. W OF FRONT N 
TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF 28N E OF FRONT TO 
60W SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  
.48 HOUR ATLC COLD FRONT 31N59W TO 24N70W. NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 70W N 
TO NE WINDS 2O KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN N SWELL NE OF BAHAMAS. N OF
28N E OF FRONT TO 55W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.

.CARIBBEAN N OF 12N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 
11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 11N W OF 66W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 
9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT 30N86W TO 27N95W TO 21N97W. W OF 
FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH S OF 24N ALONG 95W. S OF 24N W OF 90W N 
TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 24N W OF 93W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT. S OF 27N E OF 85W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 
8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.