000
FZNT02 KNHC 230328
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SUN DEC 23 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SUN DEC 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON DEC 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE DEC 25.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N60W TO 20N72W. N OF 27N W OF FRONT TO 73W W 
TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT 
TO 75W OUTSIDE BAHAMAS WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N55W TO 23N61W THEN SHEAR LINE TO 
18N67W. N OF 19N BETWEEN 50W AND 70W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. TROUGH FROM 31N48W TO 
21N54W. N OF 22N BETWEEN 45W AND 55W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
FT IN NW SWELL.

.N OF 19N E OF 45W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT IN N 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF LINE FROM 15N35W TO 09N58W TO 26N61W TO 
31N53W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 19N E OF 45W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 
9 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 19N E OF 61W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 15N E OF 60W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 
9 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN SHEAR LINE 18N74W TO 13N83W. NW OF SHEAR LINE NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 15N 
BETWEEN 78W AND 81W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SHEAR LINE DISSIPATED. S OF 16N BETWEEN 68W 
AND 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 73W AND 79W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.