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FZNT02 KNHC 270332
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC THU DEC 27 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU DEC 27.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI DEC 28.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT DEC 29.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC TROUGH 31N45W TO 24N48W. N OF 24N E OF TROUGH SE TO S 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF LINE FROM 
31N48W TO 20N42W TO 10N40W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN 
MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 31N38W TO 20N42W. N OF 29N E OF TROUGH  
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL. N OF 
27N W OF TROUGH TO 45W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 30N37W TO 21N42W. N OF 26N E OF 45W   
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N78W TO 27N80W. W OF FRONT W WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. N OF 28N E OF FRONT TO 68W S TO SW WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N68W TO 23N78W. N OF 28N W OF 
FRONT TO 75W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL.
N OF 30N E OF FRONT TO 60W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N60W TO 26N65W. N OF 29N W OF 
FRONT TO 67W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. N 
OF 29N E OF FRONT TO 56W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NM 
SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 12N TO 17N BETWEEN 70W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 17N BETWEEN 71W AND 80W NE TO E  
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 T0 30 KT NEAR THE COAST OF 
COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 78W NE TO E 
WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE 11N TO 17N BETWEEN 
70W AND 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 17N BETWEEN 68W AND 82W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT 26N81W TO 21N87W. E OF LINE FROM 
30N88W TO 21N97W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT...EXCEPT 8 
TO 10 FT N OF 26N E OF 87W.
.12 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.