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FZNT02 KNHC 221520
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST                                              
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL                         
1630 UTC SUN DEC 22 2013

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 1200 UTC SUN DEC 22.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON DEC 23.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE DEC 24.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 18N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W 
AND FROM 12N TO 18N BETWEEN 63W AND 72W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 10N 
TO 18N BETWEEN 75W AND 83W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN NE TO E SWELL.
.06 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 18N BETWEEN 70W AND 80W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. ELSEWHERE 
FROM 10N TO 18N BETWEEN 72W AND 83W AND FROM 13N TO 18N BETWEEN 
64W AND 70W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 17N BETWEEN 72W AND 79W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. FROM 15N TO 18N BETWEEN 70W 
AND 72W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 
10N TO 18N BETWEEN 72W AND 83W AND FROM 13N TO 18N BETWEEN 66W 
AND 72W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 75W AND 82W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. WITHIN 60 NM EITHER 
SIDE OF A LINE FROM 17N70W TO 15N75W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
FT IN NE SWELL.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.COLD FRONT FROM 30N90W TO 26N93W TO 23N98W. FROM 26N TO 29N 
BETWEEN 88W AND 94W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN SE TO 
S SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N88W TO 27N91W TO 22N96W TO 
21N98W. S OF 27N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N85W TO 24N90W TO 20N95W TO 
18N95W. S OF 22N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
13 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 90W AND W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 27N82W TO 22N89W TO 18N93W. S 
OF 21N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. 
ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT TO A LINE FROM 29N91W TO 21N97W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT W OF 86W.
 
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
 
.ATLC S OF 23N BETWEEN 65W AND 76W...INCLUDING APPROACHES TO 
WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
WITHIN 210 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 27N45W TO 26N54W TO 
19N64W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NE TO E 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF BAHAMAS AND E OF A LINE FROM 31N53W TO 
26N76W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL...
EXCEPT NW SWELL NE CORNER.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 21N TO 27N BETWEEN 40W AND 60W E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF A LINE FROM 
26N35W TO 29N58W TO 25N76W AND E OF BAHAMAS WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.

.ATLC 48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N77W TO 27N81W. W OF 
FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.