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FZNT02 KNHC 242215
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC SAT DEC 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN DEC 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON DEC 26.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.12 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 27N95W 1016 MB WITH COLD FRONT 
EXTENDING S TO 25N95W TO 19N96W. FROM 21N TO 25N W OF FRONT NW 
TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 28N93W 1020 MB WITH COLD FRONT 
TO 25N93W TO 18N93W. S OF 26N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC TROUGH 31N41W TO 20N46W. N OF 23N E OF TROUGH SE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MERGING NW AND SE SWELL. N OF 22N W 
OF TROUGH TO 55W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE 
SWELL. S OF 22N BETWEEN 52W AND 76W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING TROUGH 31N45W TO 22N48W. N OF 25N E 
OF TROUGH WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 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. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST DIFFUSE TROUGH 31N42W TO 25N48W. N OF 29N 
BETWEEN 40W AND 52W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN N SWELL.

.ATLC S OF 15N E OF 43W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT IN NW SWELL.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 15N E OF 45W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 14N E OF 50W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL.

.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT ENTERS AREA FROM 31N76W TO 29N81W.
N OF 30N E OF FRONT TO 70W SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N67W TO 28N75W TO 29N81W. NW OF 
FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 30 KT E OF 75W. SEAS 
BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 29N E OF FRONT TO 62W SW WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 17N 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 65W. FROM 11N TO 19N BETWEEN 
82W AND 85W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E 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 17N BETWEEN 68W AND 81W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 19N W 
OF 81W 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 17N BETWEEN 68W AND 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 10 FT IN NE SWELL.

.GULF OF MEXICO STATIONARY FRONT 28N82W TO LOW PRES NEAR 26N96W 
1020 MB TO 20N96W. N OF FRONT AND LOW W OF 89W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. W OF FRONT FROM 22N TO 26N NW TO N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 29N82W TO LOW PRES NEAR 
27N95W 1016 MB WITH COLD FRONT EXTENDING S TO 25N95W TO 19N96W. 
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 LOW PRES NEAR 
28N93W 1020 MB WITH COLD FRONT TO 25N93W TO 18N93W. EXCEPT AS 
NOTED IN WARNING...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT. N OF FRONT BETWEEN 90W AND 94W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.30 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT 30N86W TO 28N92W THEN COLD 
FRONT TO 26N93W TO 18N94W. W OF FRONT W OF 93W NW TO N WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT S OF 26N.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WARM FRONT 28N82W TO 30N93W THEN COLD FRONT
FROM 30N93W TO 18N93W. N OF WARM FRONT W OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. W OF COLD FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT S OF 25N. 

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

$$
.FORECASTER COBB. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.