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FZNT02 KNHC 271536
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC SUN DEC 27 2015

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC SUN DEC 27.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON DEC 28.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE DEC 29.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 73W AND 79W NE TO E WINDS 30
TO 35 KT.
SEAS 12 TO 18 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 18N BETWEEN
66W AND 83W E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT PRIMARILY IN E
SWELL. FROM 16N TO 20N W OF 86W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
TO 9 FT. N OF 20N BETWEEN 78W AND 82W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
TO 8 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA S OF 18N BETWEEN 64W AND 84W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT E SWELL...EXCEPT 9 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL
S OF 11N.
.18 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W NE TO E
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10.5N TO 18N
BETWEEN 66W AND 82W E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT
PRIMARILY IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 10.5N TO 20N BETWEEN 82W
AND 85W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN E SWELL.
S OF 10.5N WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. S
OF 21N W OF 85W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF HONDURAS...SE WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 18N BETWEEN 66W AND 81W NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT 11 TO 16
FT S OF 15N BETWEEN 74W AND 80W. FROM 17N TO 21N W OF 86W SE
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 19N BETWEEN 80W
AND 84W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN E
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 18N BETWEEN 66W AND 82W E WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT PRIMARILY IN E SWELL.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.GULF OF MEXICO S OF 29N W OF 90W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT N OF 20N.
.09 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 29N95W TO 24N98W. W OF FRONT W
TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 20N TO FRONT
BETWEEN 89W AND 96W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT
IN SW SWELL...HIGHEST NW PART. 
.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 29N91W TO 25N93W TO 20N97W. N
OF 26N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. S
OF 26N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N
OF 21N TO FRONT BETWEEN 85W AND 92W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N89W TO 25N91W TO 20N95W TO
18.5N95W. N OF 24N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO
13 FT. S OF 20N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS TO 9
FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10
FT. N OF 25N BETWEEN 87W AND FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N87W TO 26N89W TO 18.5N94W.
S OF 23N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
N OF 23N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT
PRIMARILY IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL. N OF 28.5N E OF FRONT TO 86W
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 30N85W TO 19N91W.
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC S OF 24N BETWEEN 58W AND 74W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8
TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 26N E OF BAHAMAS WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN E SWELL W OF 60W AND SEAS 8 TO 10 FT
IN NE SWELL E OF 60W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 14N E OF 41W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 10 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF A LINE FROM 23N35W TO
23N46W TO 17N61W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED
N AND NE TO E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 21N BETWEEN 71W AND 74W E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 8 FT. S OF 16N E OF 53W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF A LINE FROM 20N35W TO 13N60W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL.

.ATLC 36 HOUR FORECAST N OF 30N E OF 40W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS TO 9 FT IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF A LINE FROM 28N35W TO 31N45W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL.
 
.GULF OF MEXICO FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 82W AND 87W SE WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. S OF 24.5N E OF 82W...INCLUDING THE
STRAITS OF FLORIDA...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 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 HUFFMAN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.