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FZNT02 KNHC 050956
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC WED DEC 05 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC WED DEC 05.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU DEC 06.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI DEC 07.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.18 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 31N41W 1004 MB WITH TROUGH 
EXTENDING TO 17N49W. N OF 27N E OF 40W S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 
KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW N OF AREA. TROUGH FROM 31N40W TO 17N48W. N 
OF 27N E OF 40W S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT IN 
MIXED SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC LOW PRES NEAR 24N50W 1010 MB MOVING NE 10 KT. FRONTAL 
TROUGH FROM LOW TO 31N36W. TROUGH FROM LOW TO 17N61W. N OF 24N E 
OF 42W AND N OF 28N BETWEEN 42W AND 52W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT EXCEPT S TO SW WINDS S OF FRONTAL TROUGH. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT 
PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF LINE FROM 31N53W TO 27N53W 
TO 06N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NE 
SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 24N E OF 
47W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EXCEPT S TO SW WINDS S OF TROUGH. SEAS 9 
TO 13 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF LINE FROM 31N54W 
TO 24N54W TO 06N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT 
PRIMARILY IN N TO NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 23N E OF 
43W NW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT S TO SW WINDS S OF TROUGH. 
SEAS 9 TO 13 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF LINE FROM 
31N51W TO 25N55W TO 07N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT 
PRIMARILY IN N TO NE SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 31N36W TO 17N45W. E OF TROUGH N OF 
24N SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN MIXED SWELL. W OF 
TROUGH TO 43W N OF 30N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 
FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 08N E OF 40W AND N OF 20N E OF 
LINE FROM 20N55W TO 31N48W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 26N35W TO 17N44W. N OF 24N E OF 
44W AND WITHIN 540 NM E OF TROUGH FROM 17N TO 24N WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL.

.ATLC S OF 27N BETWEEN 72W AND A LINE FROM 27N54W TO 24N54W TO 
17N61W. NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 24N BETWEEN 63W AND 74W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 68W AND 74W...INCLUDING MONA 
PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. N OF 18N 
BETWEEN 74W AND 77W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 
19N BETWEEN 77W AND 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST MONA AND ANEGADA PASSAGES N OF 17N WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.30 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 SCHAUER. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.