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FZNT02 KNHC 211531
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC WED DEC 21.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU DEC 22.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI DEC 23.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.FROM 11N TO 16N BETWEEN 73W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 16N BETWEEN 73W AND 78W NE TO E 
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT IN E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W NE TO E 
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N38W TO 26N41W TO 19N55W THEN DIFFUSE TO 
17N63W. N OF 26N W OF FRONT TO 47W N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 17 
FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NW HALF. S OF 26N W OF FRONT NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT E OF BAHAMAS...HIGHEST E OF 
65W. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT TO A LINE FROM 31N65W TO 26N79W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN N TO NE SWELL...HIGHEST E OF 
60W. N OF 11N E OF FRONT TO 50W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 31N37W TO 20N41W. WITHIN 240 NM W 
OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 20N E OF 45W...AND N OF 27N BETWEEN 45W AND 60W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 27N W 
OF 65W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL E 
OF BAHAMAS. N OF 20N BETWEEN 45W AND 65W...AND S OF 20N W OF 50W 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW 
SWELL...HIGHEST CENTRAL PART. FROM 10N TO 20N BETWEEN 40W AND 
50W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 31N39W TO 21N42W. N OF 27N E OF 
TROUGH SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF 
50W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 25N 
BETWEEN 50W AND 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT 
IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. S OF 25N W OF 65W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL E OF BAHAMAS.

.CARIBBEAN EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...ELSEWHERE 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 TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 10N W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 10N WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...ELSEWHERE FROM 
11N TO 17N BETWEEN 69W AND 81W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
10 TO 17 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA N OF 10N E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. W OF 83W E TO SE 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 10N WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...FROM 11N TO 17N 
BETWEEN 70W AND 81W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. 
REMAINDER OF AREA 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 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL.

.GULF OF MEXICO E OF 88W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N94W TO 25N98W. W OF FRONT 
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. N OF 26N E OF 
FRONT TO 89W S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. BETWEEN 
85W AND 89W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT NEAR YUCATAN 
CHANNEL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 30N86W TO 23N96W TO 
18N94W. S OF 25N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 
8 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.