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FZNT02 KNHC 220923
HSFAT2

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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.FROM 11N TO 16N BETWEEN 73W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 16N BETWEEN 68W AND 77W NE TO E 
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN E SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC FRONTAL TROUGH 31N38W TO 24N40W. FROM 25N TO 31N BETWEEN 
40W AND 50W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT IN MIXED N SWELL. S OF 
25N BETWEEN 45W AND 75W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 
FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS NEAR 16N50W. REMAINDER 
AREA N OF FROM 12N TO 25N E OF 62W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 11 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 31N42W TO 22N43W. E OF TROUGH TO 35W SE 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL. S OF 12N 
E OF 39W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 26N 
BETWEEN 48W AND 62W AND S OF 23N BETWEEN 62W AND 75W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL. REMAINDER 
AREA E OF 57W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN MIXED N 
AND NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 31N46W TO 24N47W. N OF 25N WITHIN 420 
NM E OF TROUGH SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. S OF 13N E OF 43W NE 
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE BETWEEN 45W 
AND 35W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED E AND NW 
SWELL. FROM 15N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 77W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...N OF 11N INCLUDING ATLC 
PASSAGES...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN E 
SWELL. S OF 11N WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT PRIMARILY 
IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...FROM 11N TO 19N 
INCLUDING ATLC PASSAGES...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
14 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT 
PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 18N E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT IN E SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 13N78W. 
ELSEWHERE S OF 20N WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT 
PRIMARILY IN E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 19N E OF 86W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT IN E SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 14N76W. 
ELSEWHERE S OF 20N WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT 
PRIMARILY IN E SWELL.

.GULF OF MEXICO WARM FRONT 30N92W TO LOW PRES 28N96W WITH TROUGH 
TO 24N98W. S OF 25N E OF 88W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 
8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N92W TO 22N97W. N OF 25N W OF 
FRONT NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. N OF 25N E OF FRONT 
86W S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N87W TO 25N92W TO 18N94W. FROM 
22N TO 25N W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT 30N83W TO 25N93W TO 19N92W. N 
OF 25N W OF 90W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS TO 9 FT. S OF 25N W OF 
96W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.