000
FZNT02 KNHC 210824
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC WED DEC 21.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU DEC 22.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI DEC 23.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N39W TO 20N46W THEN DIFFUSE TO 18N63W.  
FROM 11N TO 26N W OF 50W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 
FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 77W SE TO S WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. ELSEWHERE BETWEEN 45W AND 75W AND N OF 
24N BETWEEN 40W AND 45W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 18 FT 
IN MIXED N SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS NEAR 30N48W. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 29N35W TO 23N40W. S OF 26N W OF 47W AND 
N OF 22N BETWEEN 40W AND 47W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 15 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL. N OF 26N BETWEEN 35W AND 65W 
AND ELSEWHERE N OF 20N E OF 45W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
13 FT IN MIXED N SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS NE PORTION.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 30N38W TO 20N44W. S OF 25N W OF 47W NE 
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL. 
N OF 25N BETWEEN 35W AND 55W AND ELSEWHERE S OF 25N E OF 50W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT IN MIXED N SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN N OF 10N BETWEEN 66W AND 80W INCLUDING ATLC 
PASSAGES...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. E OF 66W 
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 10N W OF 
80W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 17N BETWEEN 69W AND 81W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 10N E OF 83W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT. W OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 17N BETWEEN 70W AND 81W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 10N E OF 83W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 
FT. W OF 83W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN E SWELL.

.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT 30N92W TO 27N94W TO 20N96W. W OF 
FRONT N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. E OF 88W SE TO S WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT 30N81W TO 25N95W TO 19N94W. S 
OF 25N E OF 85W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH 30N95W TO 26N97W. S OF 25N E OF 
88W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 29N91W TO 20N97W. N OF 25N W OF 
FRONT N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. N OF 28N E OF FRONT TO 
85W S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N86W TO 25N92W TO 19N92W. 
WINDS LESS THAN 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 NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.