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FZNT02 KNHC 310303
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SAT DEC 31 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT DEC 31.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN JAN 01.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON JAN 02.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC N OF A LINE FROM 27N35W TO 24N60W AND E OF 60W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED E AND NW SWELL. S OF A LINE 
FROM 27N35W TO 22N72W AND E OF 72W 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 24N60W AND E OF 60W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED E AND NW SWELL. 
S OF A LINE FROM 28N35W TO 21N75W AND E OF 75W 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 N OF A LINE FROM 28N35W TO 25N55W AND E OF 55W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED E AND NW SWELL. 
S OF A LINE FROM 28N35W TO 21N75W AND E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.

.ATLC 06 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT APPROACHING FROM NW. N OF 30N 
W OF 78W SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 31N74W TO 27N77W. 
TROUGH FROM 31N70W TO 24N74W. N OF 30N BETWEEN 60W AND 65W S TO 
SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N67W TO 
25N74W. NEW COLD FRONT FROM 31N80W TO 30N83W. N OF 30N E OF 
FRONT TO 77W SW WINDS 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. S OF 10N WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN 
NE 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 9 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 84W 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. S OF 18N W OF 84W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 
8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO 36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N92W TO 
27N97W. W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N86W TO 26N93W TO 23N98W. W 
OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.