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FZNT02 KNHC 240327
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SAT DEC 24 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT DEC 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN DEC 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON DEC 26.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.24 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT 28N82W TO 27N95W TO 19N95W. S 
OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT 29N83W TO 28N92W TO 19N95W. S 
OF 25N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN N 
SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC TROUGH 31N40W TO 25N43W TO 20N41W. N OF 20N 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. 
ELSEWHERE S OF 24N BETWEEN 50W AND 75W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 31N46W TO 20N47W. N OF 23N E OF TROUGH 
SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN E SWELL. N OF 20N W 
OF TROUGH TO 55W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW 
AND NE SWELL. S OF 23N FROM 55W TO 75W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 20N TO 23N E OF TROUGH WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 31N44W TO 20N50W. N OF 26N E OF 
TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN PRIMARILY E SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 20N E OF 47W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN 
PRIMARILY N SWELL. S OF 23N W OF 55W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT BETWEEN 70W AND THE BAHAMAS.

.ATLC FROM 07N TO 14N E OF 40W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N E OF 50W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 16N E OF 43W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N 
E OF 55W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW 
SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 14N E OF 46W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN PRIMARILY NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N E OF 
46W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN PRIMARILY NE SWELL.

.ATLC 24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N64W TO 29N81W. N OF 
FRONT NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 31N52W TO 27N70W. 
N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 18N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 11 TO 15 FT WITH E SWELL BETWEEN 70W AND 82W AND 8 TO 11 FT 
ELSEWHERE. FROM 11N TO 19N W OF 82W NE TO 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 12 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 18N BETWEEN 68W AND 80W NE TO E 
WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT WITH E SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 
11N TO 19N 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 12 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 19N 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 FROM 29N83W TO 28N85W THEN 
STATIONARY TO 25N91W TO 19N95W. W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT EXCEPT NW TO N WINDS S OF 21N. SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...W OF FRONT NW TO 
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...W OF FRONT NW TO 
N WINDS 20 TO 25 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.