000
FZNT02 KNHC 240332
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC MON DEC 24 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON DEC 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE DEC 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED DEC 26.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N56W TO 20N680W. S OF 27N W OF 
FRONT TO TO 74W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT TO 72W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT 
IN NW SWELL. E OF FRONT AND ELSEWHERE IN THE ATLC TO 35W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL...HIGHEST S OF 
15N. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 31N53W TO 22N60W. E OF 60W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 31N48W TO 24N55W TO 
20N58W. E OF TROUGH WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NW TO N 
SWELL. S OF 20N E OF 60W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN 
MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN N OF 18N E OF 82W...INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE  
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. FROM 10N TO 18N BETWEEN 68W 
AND 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 17N BETWEEN 70W AND 80W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO 42 HOUR FORECAST N OF 22N W OF 90W S TO SW WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. N OF 27N BETWEEN 84W AND 90W S 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N91W TO 24N97W. W OF FRONT 
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT TO 87W S TO 
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

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.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.