000
FZNT02 KNHC 182204
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC TUE DEC 18 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE DEC 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED DEC 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU DEC 20.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.30 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N52W TO 23N70W. N OF 30N 
BETWEEN 48W AND 65W SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...EXCEPT W TO NW WINDS 
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT IN PRIMARILY SW SWELL E OF FRONT 
AND NW SWELL W OF FRONT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N44W TO 21N58W. N OF 29N 
BETWEEN 48W AND 62W W TO NW WINDS 18 TO 22 FT IN NW SWELL.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.42 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N91W TO 26N98W. W OF FRONT S 
OF 28N NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N87W TO 20N97W. N OF FRONT 
TO 27N WITHIN 150 NM OF THE COAST N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC N OF 29N E OF 45W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NW 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 26N E OF 40W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN 
NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGED WITH AREA DESCRIBED NEXT.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N77W TO 28N81W. N OF 30N W FRONT TO 80W W TO 
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N57W TO 26N65W TO 24N73W. 
WITHIN 480 NM E OF FRONT N OF 28N SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT IN PRIMARILY SW SWELL. W OF FRONT TO 71W N OF 28N NW 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT 12 TO 16 
FT N OF 29N.
.30 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 480 NM 
E OF FRONT N OF 27N SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN 
PRIMARILY SW SWELL EXCEPT 12 TO 15 FT N OF 30N. W OF FRONT TO 
70W N OF 27N NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL 
EXCEPT 12 TO 18 FT N OF 29N.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 480 NM 
E OF FRONT N OF 25N SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW 
TO N SWELL...EXCEPT 12 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL WITHIN 180 NM E OF 
FRONT N OF 25N. W OF FRONT TO 65W N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N W OF 
FRONT TO LINE FROM 31N70W TO 29N70W TO 23N63W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN 36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND
76W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 70W AND 77W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. FROM 15N TO 19N BETWEEN 69W AND 
75W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 

.GULF OF MEXICO 42 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN 
WARNINGS...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 
8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...W OF FRONT NW 
TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT E OF 90W AND 8 TO 10 
FT W OF 90W. 

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

$$
.FORECASTER SCHAUER. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.