000
FZNT02 KNHC 282206
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC WED DEC 28 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED DEC 28.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU DEC 29.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI DEC 30.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N42W TO 24N50W TO 24N59W. N OF 28N E OF 
FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL W OF 37W. 
N OF 29N W OF FRONT TO 50W SW TO W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 13 TO 20 FT 
IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE AREA BOUNDED BY 28N40W TO 20N55W TO 
20N60W TO 31N60W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 20 FT IN NW TO 
N SWELL...HIGHEST NE PART.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. TROUGH FROM 31N42W TO 
28N44W TO 23N46W. N OF 23N E OF 50W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
10 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 31N45W TO 28N48W TO 24N49W. N OF 
26N W OF TROUGH TO 55W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
NW SWELL. N OF 26N E OF 40W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N68W TO 25N75W TO 22N80W. N OF 27N 
WITHIN 360 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 20N BETWEEN 60W AND 67W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N W OF FRONT TO 76W W TO NW 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NW 
PART. N OF 27N W OF 76W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT 
IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 31N60W TO 28N65W 
TO 26N72W. N OF 29N E OF FRONT TO 55W SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT IN NW SWELL. W OF FRONT TO 72W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N BETWEEN 50W AND 65W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. TROUGH FROM 31N68W TO 
27N73W TO 24N76W. N OF 29N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W WINDS LESS THAN
20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.

.ATLC S OF 11N E OF 57W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 23N E OF 50W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 13 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. S OF 20N W OF 50W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 26N E OF 55W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL...HIGHEST CENTRAL PART. 
S OF 20N W OF 55W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN 
NE SWELL. FROM 20N TO 23N BETWEEN 55W AND 70W E TO SE WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 17N BETWEEN 70W AND 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 17N BETWEEN 66W AND 70W E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 15N E OF 82W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 16N BETWEEN 67W AND 80W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N E 
OF 75W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 18N E 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 15N 
E OF 82W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.

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

$$
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.