000
FZNT02 KNHC 232156
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC FRI DEC 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT DEC 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN DEC 25.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 29N90W TO 25N95W THEN STATIONARY 
TO 19N95W. N OF 22N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 29N91W TO 25N93W TO 19N94W. 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 31N40W TO 21N42W. N OF 24N E OF TROUGH SE WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL. N OF 20N W OF TROUGH 
TO 55W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 17N TO 
25N BETWEEN 55W AND 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL. S OF 27N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL E OF BAHAMAS. S OF 17N W OF 50W 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 20N TO 24N E OF TROUGH AND S OF 20N E OF 
50W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 31N44W TO 20N47W. N OF 23N E OF TROUGH 
SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 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 8 TO 11 FT IN 
NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 20N TO 23N E OF TROUGH AND S OF 25N E 
OF 55W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 31N45W TO 20N51W. N OF 25N E OF 
TROUGH SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN PRIMARILY E SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 20N E OF 45W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT 
IN PRIMARILY NE SWELL. S OF 24N W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS.

.ATLC S OF 10N E OF 50W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
NW SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 14N E OF 40W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN PRIMARILY NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 16N E OF 43W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN PRIMARILY NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 14N E OF 45W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN PRIMARILY NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N E OF 
45W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN PRIMARILY NE SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 18N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN E SWELL. FROM 11N TO 19N W OF 82W E WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 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 30N83W TO 26N90W THEN STATIONARY 
TO 19N95W. W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT NW TO N 20 TO 
25 KT S OF 21N. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT 28N83W TO 26N96W TO 19N95W. N 
OF 25N W OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...W OF FRONT NW TO 
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...W OF FRONT NW TO 
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.

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

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.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.