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FZNT02 KNHC 250328
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SUN DEC 25 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SUN DEC 25.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON DEC 26.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE DEC 27.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.06 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 27N95W 1016 MB WITH COLD FRONT 
EXTENDING S TO 25N95W TO 19N94W. FROM 21N TO 25N W OF FRONT NW 
TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 13 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC TROUGH 31N47W TO 24N46W. N OF 24N E OF TROUGH SE WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MERGING NW AND SE SWELL. N OF 22N W OF 
TROUGH TO 55W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED NW AND 
NE SWELL. S OF 22N BETWEEN 54W AND 76W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST DIFFUSE TROUGH 31N46W TO 22N48W. N OF 25N E OF 
TROUGH WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 23N 
BETWEEN 62W AND 75W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE 
SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. N OF 29N BETWEEN 40W AND 
54W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN N SWELL.

.ATLC TROUGH 18N40W TO 07N46W. S OF 16N E OF TROUGH TO 40W E TO 
SE WINDS 20 KT. S OF 15N E OF 40W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 18N44W TO 08N48W. 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 TROUGH DISSIPATED. 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 31N73W TO 29N81W. 
N OF 30N E OF FRONT TO 67W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 
TO 8 FT.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N62W TO 28N70W TO 28N81W. NW OF 
FRONT E OF 70W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. NW OF 
FRONT W OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT ALONG 30N.
N OF 28N E OF FRONT TO 54W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 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 82W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 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 27N96W 
1016 MB TO 19N93W. N OF FRONT AND LOW W OF 89W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. W OF FRONT FROM 22N TO 27N NW TO N 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 29N82W TO LOW PRES NEAR 
27N95W 1016 MB WITH COLD FRONT EXTENDING S TO 25N95W TO 19N94W. 
EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...W OF FRONT AND LOW NW TO N WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF FRONT BETWEEN 90W AND 94W NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. N OF FRONT E OF 90W E TO SE 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST WARM FRONT FROM 28N82W TO 29N92W THEN COLD 
FRONT TO 26N93W TO 18N94W. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT S OF 26N.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WARM FRONT 29N82W TO 30N91W THEN COLD FRONT
FROM 30N91W TO 18N93W. N OF WARM FRONT W OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. W OF COLD FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT S OF 25N. 

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

$$
.FORECASTER COBB. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.