000
FZNT02 KNHC 082218
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC SAT DEC 08 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC SAT DEC 08.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN DEC 09.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON DEC 10.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N35W TO 26N50W THEN STATIONARY FRONT TO 
27N60W. N OF FRONT TO 60W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT 
IN N TO NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATING ALONG 28N35W TO 23N55W. 
N OF 25N W OF FRONT TO 55W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS N OF 29N E OF 45W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. N OF 20N E OF 50W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS N OF 
26N E OF 45W.

.ATLC STATIONARY FRONT 22N35W TO 16N47W TO 13N60W. N OF FRONT TO 
19N BETWEEN 49W AND 59W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE 
SWELL. S OF 10N E OF 43W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN 
MIXED SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 20N35W TO 17N43W 
TO 12N60W. N OF FRONTAL TROUGH TO 19N BETWEEN 45W AND 60W NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 10N E OF 45W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH DISSIPATED. FROM 15N TO 23N 
BETWEEN 43W AND 63W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 17.5N BETWEEN 67W AND 76W E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 17.5N BETWEEN 65W AND 79W E WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF THE COAST OF 
COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 17N BETWEEN 68W AND 80W E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF THE COAST OF 
COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.

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