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FZNT02 KNHC 262148
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC WED DEC 26 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED DEC 26.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU DEC 27.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI DEC 28.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.N OF 29N W OF 77W S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC TROUGH 31N48W TO 21N52W. E OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. FROM 11N TO 21N E OF 40W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 31N40W TO 21N42W. N OF 28N E OF TROUGH  
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL. N OF 
27N W OF TROUGH TO 45W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NW 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 30N35W TO 21N42W. N OF 28N WITHIN 120 
NM W OF TROUGH NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE 
N OF 26N W OF TROUGH TO 44W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN 
NW SWELL.

.ATLC EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING....N OF 27N W OF 73W S TO SW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N70W TO 23N78W. N OF 30N W OF 
FRONT TO 77W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 28N W OF FRONT TO 77W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT. N OF 28N E OF FRONT TO 62W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N61W TO 25N75W. N OF 29N W OF 
FRONT TO 69W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. 

.CARIBBEAN FROM 12N TO 17N BETWEEN 70W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 17N BETWEEN 71W AND 80W NE TO E  
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 17N BETWEEN 70W AND 82W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT 30N84W TO 20N97W. W OF FRONT NW TO N 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 25N E OF FRONT TO 85W 
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT E OF AREA. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.