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FZNT02 KNHC 192206
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC MON DEC 19 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC MON DEC 19.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE DEC 20.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED DEC 21.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N50W TO 22N62W TO 21N77W. N OF 29N W OF 
FRONT TO 65W W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. N OF 
29N WITHIN 120 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 
FT.  
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...W OF FRONT TO 70W NW TO N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N W OF 
70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN N AND NE SWELL 
E OF BAHAMAS. N OF 27N BETWEEN 70W AND 76W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N E 
OF FRONT TO 48W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
REMAINDER OF AREA SE OF FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT IN MERGING NW AND NE SWELL. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT TO EXTEND FROM 31N46W TO 22N55W  
THEN WEAKENING STATIONARY TO 20N72W. W OF FRONT TO 60W NW TO N 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 20 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 
FRONT AND S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT 
IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS. N OF 27N BETWEEN 60W AND 76W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S 
TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA SE 
OF FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MERGING NW AND 
NE SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT TO EXTEND FROM 31N41W TO 23N46W 
THEN DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT TO 18N68W. W OF FRONT TO 55W 
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 14 TO 20 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT AND S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS. N OF 27N BETWEEN 55W 
AND 76W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT IN NE SWELL. N 
OF 29N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
REMAINDER OF AREA SE OF FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT 
IN MERGING NW AND NE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT TO EXTEND FROM 31N38W TO 22N40W 
THEN WEAKENING STATIONARY TO 21N45W. N OF 22N W OF FRONT TO 50W 
N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 25N W OF 
50W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT E OF BAHAMAS. N 
OF 25N BETWEEN 50W AND 76W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 
FT IN N SWELL. N OF 28N E OF FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.

.ATLC TROUGH FROM 31N48W TO 22N50W. N OF 24N E OF TROUGH SE TO S 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT...HIGHEST N OF 28N BETWEEN 
TROUGH AND 44W.  
.12 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS AS DESCRIBED ABOVE WITH COLD 
FRONT.   

.CARIBBEAN N OF 11N BETWEEN 67W AND 81W INCLUDING WINDWARD 
PASSAGE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST 
NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. N OF 15N E OF 67W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. N OF 18N W OF 81W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 11N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF 
COLOMBIA. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT...HIGHEST S OF 15N BETWEEN 73W AND 
79W. N OF 15N W OF 81W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 17N BETWEEN 68W AND 80W NE TO E 
WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N E OF 83W
INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT. N OF 15N W OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO FROM N OF 22N W OF W OF 92W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N94W TO 26N97W. W OF FRONT N 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. E OF 90W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT TO EXTEND FROM 30N90W TO 
25N93W THEN STATIONARY TO 20N97W. S OF 26N W OF FRONT NW TO N
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. E OF 88W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.   

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

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.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.