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FZNT02 KNHC 202217
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC TUE DEC 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED DEC 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU DEC 22.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N41.5W TO 23N49W TO 18N70W. N OF 25N 
BETWEEN 47W AND 56W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 19 FT IN NW 
SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 28N. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT TO 23N FROM 56W 
TO 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED N AND 
NE SWELL. S OF 25N FROM 78W TO 81W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 
8 FT. N OF 28N WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 10 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA NW OF FRONT TO 76W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT TO EXTEND FROM 31N38W TO 
20N50W THEN DISSIPATING STATIONARY TO 16N71W. FROM 11N TO 25N 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. NW OF FRONT BETWEEN 25N AND 28N N TO NE WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF 
FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW TO N 
SWELL...EXCEPT LESS THAN 8 FT N OF 29N W OF 66W. WITHIN 120 NM 
SE OF FRONT E OF 50W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW 
SWELL. 
.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 69W AND 80W INCLUDING THE WINDWARD 
PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT...HIGHEST 
SW PART. E OF 69W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT EXCEPT TO 
10 FT IN N SWELL ATLANTIC PASSAGES. N OF 12N BETWEEN 80W AND 83W 
E TO SE WINDS 20 TO LOCALLY 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. N OF 19N W OF 
83W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 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 FROM 30N93.5W TO 26N97W. NW OF FRONT 
N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. E OF 88W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT 
EXCEPT S OF 25N E OF 83W SE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT S OF 26N E 
OF 86W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG COLD FRONT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT BECOMING STATIONARY FROM 30N90W TO 
22N97.5W. E OF 86W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 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.

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.