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FZNT02 KNHC 260300
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC MON DEC 26 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON DEC 26.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE DEC 27.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED DEC 28.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC TROUGH FROM 31N44W TO 27N46W TO 24N47W. N OF 27N E OF 
TROUGH WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC S OF 24N W OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT 
E OF BAHAMAS.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC TROUGH FROM 21N43W TO 16N46W TO 10N49W. S OF 15N E OF 45W 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. S OF 13N E OF 50W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 12N E OF 51W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 
9 FT IN NE SWELL.

.ATLC 12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N73W TO 28N81W. N OF 
29N E OF FRONT TO 69W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N62W TO 27N70W TO 28N81W. N 
OF 27N E OF FRONT TO 57W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
W OF FRONT TO 70W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN 
NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N46W TO 26N52W TO 25N57W 
THEN DISSIPATING TO 24N70W. E OF FRONT TO A LINE FROM 29N35W TO 
26N52W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. W OF FRONT TO 
57W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 22 FT IN NW SWELL...
HIGHEST N OF 28N. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT TO 70W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 27N E OF 65W.

.ATLC 36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT NW OF AREA. N OF 28N W OF 75W 
SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N79W TO 28N81W. E OF FRONT 
TO A LINE FROM 31N70W TO 26N80W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 10.5N TO 17N BETWEEN 70W AND 80W NE TO E WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL. FROM 10.5N TO 17N 
BETWEEN 80W AND 83W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN E 
TO E SWELL. S OF 17N BETWEEN 63W AND 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 10.5N WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. FROM 17N TO 20N E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 18N BETWEEN 68W AND 80W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. FROM 11N TO 18N 
BETWEEN 80W AND 82W...AND S OF 11N WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. N OF 13N E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO WARM FRONT FROM 29N85W TO LOW PRES NEAR 28N92W 
1021 MB THEN STATIONARY FROM LOW TO 25N93W TO 18N94W. S OF 21N W 
OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE W 
OF STATIONARY FRONT AND LOW NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES INLAND NEAR 30N90W 1019 MB WITH COLD 
FRONT FROM LOW TO 24N92W TO 18N93W. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SE TO S 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. N OF 24N W OF FRONT NW TO N 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. S OF 24N W OF FRONT TO 96W NW 
TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN N SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES WELL NE OF AREA. COLD FRONT FROM 
30N85W TO 22N93W THEN STATIONARY TO 18N94W. N OF 27N E OF FRONT 
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. N OF 22N W OF 
FRONT TO 95W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. S OF 22N W 
OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 27N91W TO 22N88W TO 18N92W. N 
OF 22N W OF FRONT TO 91W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. S OF 
22N W OF FRONT TO 96W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

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.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.