000
FZNT02 KNHC 040331
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC TUE DEC 04 2012

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE DEC 04.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED DEC 05.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU DEC 06.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N37W TO 28N40W THEN TROUGH TO 21N45W. N 
OF 14N40W E OF A LINE FROM 31N37W TO 14N40W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 
20N E OF 45W AND N OF 27N BETWEEN 45W AND 60W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 31N35W TO LOW PRES NEAR 28N46W 
1012 MB TO 27N48W. N OF 27N W OF TROUGH TO 52W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF TROUGH TO 20N BETWEEN 40W 
AND 45W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N 
OF A LINE FROM 27N50W TO 19N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT IN MIXED N AND SE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 31N41W 1006 MB. TROUGH FROM LOW 
TO 27N43W TO 20N48W. N OF 22N E OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED N AND SE SWELL. W OF TROUGH TO 48W 
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE E OF A LINE FROM 31N45W TO 20N45W TO 10N35W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.

.ATLC TROUGH FROM 28N54W TO LOW PRES NEAR 21N58W 1011 MB TO 
19N58W. N OF 20N W OF TROUGH TO A LINE FROM 30N60W TO 25N80W NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 27N49W TO 23N52W TO 18N56W. FROM 
20N TO 27N W OF TROUGH TO 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 24N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. FROM 19N TO 25N BETWEEN 60W 
AND 72W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.CARIBBEAN N OF 18N BETWEEN 77W AND 84W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT. WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 20N74W TO 
16N78W...INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 20N74W 
TO 18N77W...INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 18N69W 
TO 15N73W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO FROM 23N TO 25N E OF 88W...INCLUDING THE STRAITS 
OF FLORIDA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
 
$$
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.