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FZNT02 KNHC 300948
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC SUN DEC 30.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON DEC 31.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE JAN 01.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.24 HOUR FORECAST ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N57W TO 25N63W TO 
21N76W. N OF 30N BETWEEN FRONT AND 64W W TO NW WINDS 30 TO
40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 20 FT. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N72W TO 26N78W TO 22N83W. BETWEEN FRONT
AND 79W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW 
SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 28N. N OF 27N BETWEEN FRONT AND 62W SW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT N OF 29N 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT N OF 29N. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 26N W OF 
COLD FRONT TO 69W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT N OF 
28N BETWEEN FRONT AND 64W. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT
11 TO 18 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 10 FT EXCEPT 9 TO 
12 FT N OF 30N.
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N49W TO 24N56W THEN 
DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT TO 21N76W. N OF 28N BETWEEN FRONT 
AND 59W W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 TO 24 FT IN NW SWELL. 
FROM 25N TO 28N BETWEEN FRONT AND 62W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 11 TO 19 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 150 NM NW OF 
FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT BETWEEN BAHAMAS 
AND FRONT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT TO 76W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 11 TO 18 FT N OF 28N BETWEEN FRONT 
AND 73W. WITHIN 360 NM E OF FRONT N OF 28N SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST N OF 30N.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N43W TO 24N52W THEN 
DISSIPATING STATIONARY TO 21N60W AND SHEAR LINE TO 19N69W. N OF 
29N W OF FRONT TO 52W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 17 TO 24 FT IN 
NW SWELL. FROM 26N TO 29N WITHIN 360 NM W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 15 TO 21 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT 
TO 75W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT IN NW TO N SWELL 
EXCEPT 8 TO 12 FT BETWEEN 69W AND 75W. N OF 28N BETWEEN FRONT 
AND 35W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST N 
OF 30N.

.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 50W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 28N E OF 40W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 FT PRIMARILY 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 11 FT EXCEPT 9 TO 13 FT S OF 13N 
BETWEEN 72W AND 78W.

.CARIBBEAN COLD FRONT FROM 22N83W TO 21N87W. N OF FRONT N TO NE
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 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 DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 19N69W TO 
21N78W. N OF 17N BETWEEN 72W AND 82W INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT W OF 80W...AND LESS THAN 8 
FT BETWEEN 73W AND 80W.

.GULF OF MEXICO S OF 28N E OF 93W N TO NE WINDS 20 T0 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT S OF 25N BETWEEN 85W AND 96W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 26N E OF 86W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT.  
.36 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.

$$
.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.