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FZNT02 KNHC 300323
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SUN DEC 30 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SUN DEC 30.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON DEC 31.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE JAN 01.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...

.30 HOUR FORECAST ATLC COLD FRONT 31N55W TO 25N65W TO 21N76W. 
N OF 30N W OF COLD FRONT TO 65W W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS 14 TO 20 FT. 
.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N75W TO 27N80W. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 
INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 27N E OF 
FRONT TO 65W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N59W TO 26N65W TO 21N77W. 
N OF 27N W OF COLD FRONT TO 74W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 25 
TO 30 KT N OF 29N. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...EXCEPT 10 TO 16 FT N OF 29N. 
N OF 28N E OF FRONT TO 52W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 
KT N OF 29N. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST N OF 29N. 
.30 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 26N W OF 
COLD FRONT TO 70W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT N OF 
28N E OF 58W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT 10 TO 16 FT N OF 28N. N 
OF 28N E OF FRONT TO 50W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT 
N OF 30N. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST N OF 29N. 
.42 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N49W TO 24N58W THEN 
DISSIPATING STATIONARY TO 21N76W. N OF 26N W OF FRONT TO 63W NW 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 22 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 25N NW OF 
FRONT TO 76W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT E F BAHAMAS. 
ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT TO 73W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT 
IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N E OF FRONT TO 40W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N45W TO 23N55W THEN 
DISSIPATING STATIONARY TO 21N77W. N OF 27N W OF FRONT AND 60W NW 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 21 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 25N NW OF 
FRONT TO 76W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT E F BAHAMAS. 
ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT TO 73W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT 
IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N E OF FRONT TO 35W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 

.ATLC N OF 24N E OF 50W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
MIXED NW AND N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 20N E OF 46W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 9 FT IN N MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE N OF 12N E OF 40W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 73W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS 25 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10.5N TO 17N BETWEEN 
68W AND 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 17N BETWEEN 70W AND 82W NE TO E  
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT NE 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT EXCEPT 9 TO 12 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 17N BETWEEN 67W AND 82W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST S OF 13N BETWEEN 
72W AND 78W.

.CARIBBEAN 06 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT ENTERS YUCATAN CHANNEL.
N OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 21N78W TO 
19N88W. N OF 18N BETWEEN 73W AND 85W INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE 
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT BETWEEN 80W AND 85W AND 
YUCATAN CHANNEL...AND LESS THAN 8 FT BETWEEN 73W AND 78W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT DISSIPATED. N OF 18N BETWEEN 
73W AND 81W INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 FT W OF 80W...AND LESS THAN 8 FT BETWEEN 73W AND 80W.

.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT FROM 26N82W TO 22N87W THEN STATIONARY 
TO 18N93W. NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 T0 25 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 
KT E OF 88W...AND WITHIN 90 NM OF THE COAST OF MEXICO S OF 23N. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST S OF 23N W OF 94W. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT SE OF AREA. S OF 26N E OF 87W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

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

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.FORECASTER COBB. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.