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FZNT02 KNHC 302151
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC FRI DEC 30 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI DEC 30.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT DEC 31.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN JAN 01.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC N OF A LINE FROM 29N35W TO 23N65W AND E OF 65W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED E AND NW SWELL. S OF A LINE 
FROM 29N35W TO 21N71W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT 
IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL...HIGHEST CENTRAL PART.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF A LINE FROM 28N35W TO 21N75W AND E OF 60W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED E AND NW SWELL. 
S OF SAME LINE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN 
MIXED NW AND NE SWELL...HIGHEST N CENTRAL PART.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.ATLC 12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT APPROACHING FROM NW. N OF 30N 
W OF 77W SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N76W TO 27N79W. N OF 29N W 
OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 31N68W TO 23N73W. 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 72W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS 25 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N 
TO 18N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 72W AND 79W NE TO E 
WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. ELSEWHERE 
FROM 10N TO 18N E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT IN E SWELL. S OF 10N WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT 
PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 73W AND 80W NE TO E 
WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. ELSEWHERE 
FROM 10N TO 20N E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT IN E SWELL. S OF 10N WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.

.GULF OF MEXICO 48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N90W TO 
27N93W TO 26N97W. W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.