000
FZNT02 KNHC 190334
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC WED DEC 19 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED DEC 19.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU DEC 20.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI DEC 21.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N52W TO 25N60W 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 31N42W TO 24N50W TO 20N60W. N 
OF 30N WITHIN 210 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 
17 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 29N BETWEEN 48W AND 60W W TO NW WINDS 30 
TO 35 KT. SEAS 18 TO 24 FT IN NW SWELL.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N92W TO 26N97W. W OF FRONT S 
OF 28N NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N84W TO 22N94W TO 18N95W. N 
OF FRONT TO 26N W OF 94W WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN 
N SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 31N35W TO 23N48W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N E OF 43W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 
9 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGED WITH AREA DESCRIBED NEXT.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N73W TO 27N80W. W FRONT TO 78W NW WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. E OF FRONT TO 67W N OF 30N 
SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 420 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 29N WITHIN 210 NM OF 
FRONT. 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 28N E OF 66W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 25N 
WITHIN 420 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT 
IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT 12 TO 16 FT N OF 26N WITHIN 150 NM OF 
FRONT. W OF FRONT TO 63W N OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 12 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N W OF FRONT TO 
LINE FROM 31N70W TO 27N70W TO 22N62W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.

.ATLC 48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT JUST E OF AREA. N OF 30N W OF 
77W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN 30 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 72W AND
77W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 72W AND 77W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 17N 
BETWEEN 72W AND A LINE FROM 17N76W TO 11N80W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.

.GULF OF MEXICO 36 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN 
WARNINGS...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 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST S OF 28N W OF 
91W. 

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

$$
.FORECASTER SCHAUER. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.