000
FZNT02 KNHC 240901
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC MON DEC 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE DEC 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED DEC 26.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC STATIONARY FRONT 31N54W TO 20N69W. W OF FRONT TO 72W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 31N53W TO 22N60W. E OF 60W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED E OF 55W AND S OF 20N W OF 
55W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.CARIBBEAN N OF 18N E OF 75W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
FROM 10N TO 18N BETWEEN 68W AND 83W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 17N BETWEEN 72W AND 81W 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 36 HOUR FORECAST N OF 24N BETWEEN 88W AND 95W S 
TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N88W TO 20N96W. W OF FRONT NW 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT TO 85W S TO 
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

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.FORECASTER DGS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.