000
FZNT02 KNHC 230328
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC FRI DEC 23 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI DEC 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT DEC 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN DEC 25.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 73W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS 12 TO 17 FT IN E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE. 

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 28N83W TO 25N95W THEN 
STATIONARY TO 19N95W. N OF 22N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC TROUGH FROM 31N40W TO 24N41W. N OF 24N W OF TROUGH TO 50W 
N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 17N TO 
27N BETWEEN 50W AND 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 
FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. N OF 27N BETWEEN 50W AND 65W 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 9 TO 13 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 17N 
W OF 50W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN MIXED N 
AND NE SWELL. FROM 18N TO 24N BETWEEN 45W AND 50W NE WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF 
50W TO A LINE FROM 16N35W TO 05N50W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 31N40W TO 25N43W TO 20N41W. N OF 
23N E OF TROUGH SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED E AND 
NW SWELL. N OF 25N W OF TROUGH TO 55W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. S OF 25N BETWEEN 50W AND 75W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 
25N E OF 50W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 31N46W TO 25N44W TO 19N44W. N OF 
22N E OF TROUGH SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED E AND NW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N E OF 55W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. S OF 14N E OF 45W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. S OF 20N 
BETWEEN 45W AND 55W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN N SWELL. 
S OF 24N W OF 55W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE 
SWELL E OF BAHAMAS.

.ATLC 48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N66W TO 29N81W. N OF 
FRONT NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...ELSEWHERE N OF 11N E OF 
82W INCLUDING ATLC PASSAGES...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 
TO 14 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. N OF 11N W OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS TO 8 TO 10 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. S OF 11N WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 18N BETWEEN 68W AND 80W NE TO E 
WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 
11N TO 20N W OF 84W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.  
S OF 11N WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 18N E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 20N NE 
TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL.

.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT FROM 30N87W TO 25N93W TO 21N97W. S OF 
26N W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. N OF 27N E OF 
FRONT TO 86W S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N85W TO 25N93W TO 19N95W. W 
OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N82W TO 25N93W THEN 
STATIONARY TO 19N95W. W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT N OF 25N. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...ELSEWHERE W OF 
FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.