000
FZNT02 KNHC 210403
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC WED DEC 21 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED DEC 21.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU DEC 22.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI DEC 23.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N40W TO 25N44W THEN WEAKENING FRONT TO 
21N50W TO 17.5N70W. NW OF FRONT TO 28N BETWEEN 48W AND 55W N TO 
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE 
SWELL...HIGHEST N. S OF 24N W OF 55W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT 
EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS FROM 78W TO 81W. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN N AND NE 
SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE NW OF 
FRONT TO 76W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE 
SWELL W OF 65W AND 12 TO 19 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 65W...HIGHEST  
NE. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N38W TO 28N40W THEN 
DISSIPATING FRONT TO 19N50W TO 17N70W. NW OF FRONT TO 50W NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. S 
OF 25N W OF 50W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN 
MIXED N AND NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS.  
ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN 
N TO NE SWELL...EXCEPT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT N OF 27N W OF 64W. 
WITHIN 240 NM SE OF FRONT E OF 50W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT ILL DEFINED. TROUGH ALONG 38W N OF 22N. 
S OF 26N BETWEEN 46W AND 76W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 
TO 12 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND TO 8 FT 
BETWEEN BAHAMAS AND CUBA. S OF 25N W OF 76W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM 07N50W TO 16N35W 
TO 57W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN N OF 11N BETWEEN 66W AND 80W INCLUDING THE WINDWARD 
PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT...HIGHEST 
SW PART. E OF 66W 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 10 FT. N OF 18N W OF 
83W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 10N BETWEEN 67W AND 81W INCLUDING THE 
WINDWARD PASSAGE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT 
OFF COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT S OF 18N AND TO 8 FT N 
OF 18N. ELSEWHERE E OF 83W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT. N OF 18N W OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 18N BETWEEN 68W AND 80W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 83W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. 

.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT FROM 30N92W TO 23N98W. NW OF FRONT N 
WINDS TO 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. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT BECOMING STATIONARY FROM 30N89.5W 
TO 25N98W. N OF 27N E OF 86W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 
8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N88W TO 21N98W. N OF 28N E OF 
FRONT TO 86W S TO SW WINDS 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 STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.