000
FZNT02 KNHC 280332
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC FRI DEC 28 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI DEC 28.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT DEC 29.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN DEC 30.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC LOW PRES 1016 MB NEAR 27N42W. TROUGH FROM 31N38W TO LOW 
CENTER TO 20N41W. N OF 25N W OF LOW AND TROUGH TO 47W NW TO N 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 28N E OF TROUGH WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 16N E OF 40W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES 1016 MB NEAR 23N42W. TROUGH FROM 
30N36W TO LOW CENTER. N OF 26N E OF 45W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES DISSIPATED. TROUGH FROM 31N40W TO 
22N44W. N OF 25N AND E OF LINE FROM 31N57W TO 25N50W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N65W TO 23N80W. N OF 29N W OF FRONT TO 70W W 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 29N E OF 
FRONT TO 60W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT 31N58W TO 25N70W. N OF 
29N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. CONDITIONS MERGED.

.ATLC 30 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N W OF 77W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N W OF 72W S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N75W TO 28N80W. W OF FRONT W 
TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 29N E OF FRONT TO 
69W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 17N BETWEEN 70W AND 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 17N BETWEEN 68W AND 82W NE TO E  
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR THE COAST OF 
COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 17N BETWEEN 68W AND 80W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO NW OF LINE FROM 29N91W TO 22N95W SE TO S WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N91W TO 24N97W. W OF FRONT NW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N85W TO 21N95W TO 19N95W. W OF 
FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT S OF 26N W OF 93W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 27N82W TO 22N89W TO 19N95. W OF 
FRONT N WINDS 25 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT S OF 26N W OF 90W.

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

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.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.