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FZNT02 KNHC 201613
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC TUE DEC 20 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC TUE DEC 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED DEC 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU DEC 22.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N43W TO 24N49W TO 19N59W THEN WEAKENING
TO 19N69W. N OF 26N W OF FRONT TO 60W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 11 TO 21 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 28N. S OF 26N W OF 
FRONT TO 65W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL.
S OF 25N W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS E TO 
SE 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS
TO 8 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA E OF 60W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT IN PRIMARILY NE SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT TO EXTEND FROM 31N38W TO
28N40W THEN DISSIPATING STATIONARY TO 21N44W AND FRONTAL TROUGH 
TO 16N58W. FROM 11N TO 26N W OF 50W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN MIXED N 
AND NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE N 
OF 22N BETWEEN 40W AND 75W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 
FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL E OF 61W AND 8 TO 10 FT BETWEEN 61W
AND 75W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT TO EXTEND FROM 
31N36W TO 21N43W. N OF 26N WITHIN 300 NM W OF TROUGH AND S OF 
26N W OF 48W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS E TO
SE 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN MIXED N AND NE E OF BAHAMAS AND
TO 8 FT BETWEEN BAHAMAS AND CUBA. ELSEWHERE FROM 12N TO 26N E OF 
65W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN N OF 11N BETWEEN 68W AND 82W INCLUDING THE WINDWARD 
PASSAGE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT...HIGHEST
S OF 14N BETWEEN 75W AND 78W. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT. N OF 18N W OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 11N BETWEEN 66W AND 82W INCLUDING THE 
WINDWARD PASSAGE NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. 
ELSEWHERE E OF 82W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 
15N W OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 17N BETWEEN 70W AND 80W INCLUDING 
THE WINDWARD PASSAGE NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 
FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 
FT IN NE TO E SWELL. N OF 11N W OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT JUST INLAND THE TEXAS COAST. N OF 25N
W OF 90W S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. ELSEWHERE SE 
TO S WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT S OF 25N E OF 90W E TO SE 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT S OF 25N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW OF LINE 
FROM 30N93W TO 27N97W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT TO EXTEND FROM 30N90W TO 27N93W THEN
STATIONARY TO 21N97W. S OF 28N E OF 88W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT. W OF FRONT S OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT TO EXTEND FROM 30N93W TO WEAK 
LOW PRES NEAR 28N95W 1012 MB THEN STATIONARY FROM LOW TO 25N97W. 
N OF 25N E OF FRONT AND LOW TO 91W S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT. BETWEEN 85W AND 91W AND S OF 25N E OF 85W SE 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. W OF FRONT AND LOW NW TO N 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

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.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.