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FZNT02 KNHC 241620
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC SAT DEC 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN DEC 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON DEC 26.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.18 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 27N94.5W 1018 MB WITH COLD FRONT 
EXTENDING S TO 25N95W TO 20.5N97W. FROM 22N TO 27N W OF FRONT NW 
TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED. STATIONARY FRONT 28N82W TO 
27N90W THEN COLD FRONT TO 27N94W TO 19N96W. S OF 26N W OF FRONT 
NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC TROUGH 31N41W TO 21N45W. N OF 22N E OF TROUGH SE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MERGING NW AND SE SWELL. N OF 22N W 
OF TROUGH TO 54W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE 
SWELL. S OF 23N BETWEEN 54W AND 76W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 31N46W TO 20N50W. N OF 25N E OF TROUGH 
SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 23N FROM 60W TO 
75W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE 
FROM 20N TO 25N E OF TROUGH WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT 
IN E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 31N44W TO 25N48W. N OF 29N E OF TROUGH 
S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.ATLC S OF 14N E OF 42W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF 42W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 16N E OF 55W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 15N E OF 45W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 10.5N TO 18N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 15 FT WITH E SWELL BETWEEN 70W AND 82W...HIGHEST 
SW...AND 8 TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE W OF 64W. FROM 11N TO 19N BETWEEN 
82W AND 85W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN E TO SE 
SWELL. N OF 20N E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 11N WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 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. ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 19N W 
OF 84W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. S OF 11N WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 18N E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL.

.GULF OF MEXICO STATIONARY FRONT 28N82W TO LOW PRES NEAR 26N97W 
1019 MB TO 21N97W. N OF FRONT AND LOW W OF 89W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. W OF FRONT BETWEEN 23N AND 25N NW TO N 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 29N82W TO LOW PRES NEAR 
27N94.5W 1018 MB WITH COLD FRONT EXTENDING S TO 25N95W TO 
20.5N97W. EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...W OF FRONT AND LOW NW TO 
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. N OF FRONT BETWEEN 90W AND 
94W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF FRONT E OF 90W E TO 
SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT 28N82W TO 27N90W THEN COLD 
FRONT TO 27N94W TO 19N96W. EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...W OF 
FRONT W OF 93W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. N OF 
FRONT BETWEEN 92W AND 94W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT 30N93W TO 29N91W THEN COLD 
FRONT TO 26N93W TO 18N94.5W. W OF FRONT W OF 93W NW TO N WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT S OF 27N.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 29N82W TO 29N92W TO 25N93W TO 
18N94W. S OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT S OF 25N. N OF 27N BETWEEN 88W AND 90W E TO SE WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.