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FZNT02 KNHC 231619
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC FRI DEC 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT DEC 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN DEC 25.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 73W AND 78W  E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 12 TO 16 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST  WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE. 

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.42 HOUR FORECAST  COLD FRONT 29N92W 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.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  COLD FRONT 29N91W TO 25N93W TO 19N93W.  S OF 
25N W OF 94W  NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT.  SEAS 11 TO 15 FT IN N 
SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC TROUGH 31N39W TO 20N41W.  N OF 24N E OF 37W  SE WINDS 20 
KT.  SEAS TO 9 FT.  W OF TROUGH TO 55W  NE WINDS 20 KT.  SEAS 9 
TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL.  FROM 20N TO 27N BETWEEN 55W AND 70W  NE 
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL.   
S OF 27N W OF 70W  E TO SE WINDS 20 KT.  SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN E 
SWELL.  S OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT.  SEAS TO 12 FT IN MIXED NW 
AND NE SWELL.  ELSEWHERE FROM 20N TO 24N E OF TROUGH  WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT.  SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  TROUGH 31N43W TO 20N46W. N OF 23N E OF TROUGH 
SE WINDS 20 KT.  SEAS 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 IN NW 
SWELL.  S OF 25N FROM 55W TO 75W  NE TO E WINDS 20 KT.  SEAS TO 
11 FT IN NE SWELL.  ELSEWHERE S OF 25N E OF 50W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT.  SEAS 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 
FROM 45W TO 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 TO 11 FT IN NE 
SWELL E OF BAHAMAS.

.CARIBBEAN EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 
18N E OF 82W  NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.  FROM 
11N TO 18N W OF 82W  E TO SE WINDS 20 KT.  SEAS TO 10 FT IN E TO 
SE SWELL.  S OF 11N WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS TO 11 FT IN NE 
SWELL.
.12 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 TO 11 FT.  
S OF 11N WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  LITTLE CHANGE.
.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 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL.  S OF 11N WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL.

.GULF OF MEXICO  COLD FRONT 30N85W TO 25N93W TO 18N93W. N OF 25N 
W OF FRONT  N WINDS 20 KT.  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  STATIONARY FRONT 28N82W TO 25N93W TO 19N93W.  
W OF FRONT N OF 25N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.42 HOUR FORECAST  EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...W OF FRONT 
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...LITTLE CHANGE.

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

$$
.FORECASTER WALLY BARNES.  NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.