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FZNT02 KNHC 212218
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC WED DEC 21.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU DEC 22.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI DEC 23.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 73W AND 79W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN E SWELL. FROM 15N TO 18N BETWEEN 71W AND 79W 
NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 35 KT IN 
SQUALLS. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 73W AND 79W NE TO E 
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT IN E SWELL. FROM 15N TO 18N 
BETWEEN 71W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT 
GUSTS TO 35 KT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N38W TO 21N46W THEN SHEARLINE TO 16N64W. 
S OF 29N NW OF FRONT TO 50W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 
FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST SW HALF. S OF 26N NW OF FRONT BETWEEN 
50W AND 74W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT E OF 
BAHAMAS...HIGHEST E OF 65W. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT TO LINE FROM 
31N65W TO 26N76W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N TO 
NE SWELL...HIGHEST E OF 60W...AND SEAS TO 8 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. S 
OF 26N BETWEEN 74W AND 81W SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT. N OF 10N SE OF FRONT TO 49W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. WITHIN 90 NM SE OF FRONT E OF 49W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW 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 FROM 67W TO 82W INCLUDING ATLC PASSAGES...NE TO E WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT WITH N SWELLS THROUGH ATLC 
PASSAGES. E OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN 
NE SWELL EXCEPT TO 13 FT IN N SWELL THROUGH ATLC PASSAGES. N OF 
11N W OF 82W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN EASTERLY 
SWELL. S OF 10N WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...FROM 11N TO 18N 
BETWEEN 69W AND 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. 
REMAINDER OF AREA N OF 10N E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. W OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 10N WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 16N BETWEEN 71W AND 76W NE TO E 
WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 18N E 
OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN NE 
SWELL...HIGHEST SW. REMAINDER OF AREA S OF 18N E OF 75W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN E TO SE 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 STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.