000
FZNT02 KNHC 290306
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC THU DEC 29 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU DEC 29.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI DEC 30.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT DEC 31.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N42W TO 27N43W THEN TROUGH TO 23N47W. N 
OF 29N E OF 40W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL 
W OF 37W. ELSEWHERE E OF 58W TO A LINE FROM 29N39W TO 23N45W TO 
17N55W TO 17N58W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 20 FT IN NW TO 
N SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 27N.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. TROUGH FROM 31N42W TO 
27N45W TO 23N47W. FROM 22N TO 27N E OF 45W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 11 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N E OF 55W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 31N65W TO 27N70W TO 23N72W. WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N65W TO 27N70W TO 22N78W. N OF 27N E OF 
FRONT TO 58W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE 
SWELL. N OF 29N W OF FRONT TO 70W W TO NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N W OF FRONT TO 78W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 17N TO 27N 
BETWEEN 58W AND 65W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. TROUGH FROM 31N60W TO 
28N70W TO 24N75W. N OF 25N BETWEEN 55W AND 70W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 22N TO 25N BETWEEN 55W 
AND 65W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED E AND NW 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. CONDITIONS AS DESCRIBED 
BELOW.

.ATLC S OF 20N E OF 50W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE 
TO E SWELL. S OF 14N W OF 50W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT 
IN E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 22N E OF 55W...AND S OF 17N W OF 55W...NE 
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. 
FROM 17N TO 22N W OF 55W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN 
E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 28N E OF 55W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. S OF 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 75W 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. N 
OF 28N E OF 55W...AND FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 70W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 18N E 
OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 15N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 18N E 
OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. 
FROM 10N TO 11N E OF 80W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN 
NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 16N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 18N E 
OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.

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

$$
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.