000
FZNT02 KNHC 261600
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC MON DEC 26.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE DEC 27.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED DEC 28.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC S OF 23N W OF 65W  NE TO E WINDS 20 KT.  SEAS TO 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST  WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC S OF 13N E OF 45W  NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 11 FT
IN NE SWELL.  ELSEWHERE S OF 13N E OF 50W  WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT.  SEAS TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST  S OF 12N E OF 50W  NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL.  ELSEWHERE S OF 14N E OF 55W  WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST  S OF 10N E OF 55W  NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.  ELSEWHERE S OF 11N E OF 58W  WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. 

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N73W TO 28N81W.  N OF 28N WITHIN 180 NM E OF 
FRONT  SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 10 FT.  W OF FRONT NW TO N 
WINDS 20 TO KT.  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  COLD FRONT 31N52W TO 24N60W.  N OF 26N WITHIN 
360 NM E OF FRONT  SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS TO 11 FT.  N OF 
26N W OF FRONT TO 63W  NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS 12 TO 17 
FT.  N OF 26N FROM 65W TO 75W  N TO NE WINDS 20 KT.  SEAS TO 12 
FT IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  COLD FRONT 31N43W TO 22N55W.  N OF 28N E OF 
FRONT  S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.  N OF 28N W 
OF FRONT TO 53W  W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS 15 TO 22 FT IN 
NW SWELL.  ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT TO 65W  WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT.  
SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL.

.ATLC 24 HOUR FORECAST  N OF 28N W OF 75W  SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT.  SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  COLD FRONT 31N72W TO 23N80W.  N OF 27N E OF 
FRONT TO 65W  S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS TO 10 FT.
N OF 28N W OF FRONT TO 77W  NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 10 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 70W AND 80W  NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT.  SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.  ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 17N BETWEEN 
65W AND 78W  NE TO E WINDS 20 KT.  SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  FROM 11N TO 17N BETWEEN 70W AND 83W  NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST  FROM 11N TO 17N BETWEEN 70W AND 82W  NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT.  SEAS TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.

.GULF OF MEXICO STATIONARY FRONT 30N92W TO 19N94W.  S OF 25N W 
OF FRONT  NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT.  SEAS TO 11 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST  COLD FRONT 30N84W TO 22N90W.  N OF 28N E OF 
FRONT  SE TO S WINDS 20 KT.  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.  N OF 25N W OF 
FRONT TO 95W  NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.  S OF 25N 
WITHIN 180 NM W OF FRONT  NW WINDS 20 KT.  SEAS TO 8 FT IN NW 
SWELL.   
.48 HOUR FORECAST  COLD FRONT E OF AREA.  WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER WALLY BARNES. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.