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FZNT02 KNHC 091016
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC FRI DEC 09 2016

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI DEC 09.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT DEC 10.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN DEC 11.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT FROM 26.5N81W TO 26N88W TO 26N94W TO
21N95W TO 18N96W. S OF 26N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT 
...EXCEPT FROM 35 TO 45 KT FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 96W. SEAS 10 TO
18 FT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT W OF 96W. N OF FRONT W OF 93W NE
WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE. SEAS 9 TO
15 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24.5N BETWEEN 85W AND 93W NE WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 26N81W TO 25.5N88W TO 25.5N94W
TO 21N94W TO 18N95W. S OF 25.5N W OF FRONT AND FROM 25N.5N TO
27N W OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...EXCEPT NW TO N WINDS 35
TO 45 KT S OF 25.5N W OF FRONT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT...EXCEPT 15 TO
21 FT S OF 25.5N W OF FRONT. ELSEWHERE N OF FRONT AND N OF 27N W
OF 94W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT W OF 94W. SEAS
8 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT 9 TO 15 FT W OF 94W. S OF FRONT TO 22N E OF
94W...INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
8 TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 25N81W TO 25N84W AND STATIONARY
TO 23N94W TO 18N94W. S OF 23W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT.
SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT
25 TO 30 KT S OF 26N W OF 94W. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...EXCEPT 10 TO 15
FT FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 91W. S OF FRONT TO 22N BETWEEN 91W AND
94W...AND S OF FRONT TO 22N E OF 91W...INCLUDING STRAITS OF
FLORIDA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT BETWEEN
86W AND 94W...AND 8 TO 10 FT E OF 86W. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 25N81W TO
24N87W TO 22N94W TO 18N93W. S OF 21N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W...INCLUDING
STRAITS OF FLORIDA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8
FT...EXCEPT 9 TO 11 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC N OF LINE FROM 21N35W TO 22N39W TO 31N61W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NE.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF LINE FROM 20N35W TO 23N46W TO 31N47W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC S OF 16N E OF 59W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN
MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 17.5N E OF 60W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 13N W OF 50W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST NEAR 09N50W. ELSEWHERE S OF LINE FROM
22N35W TO 16N61W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW
AND NE SWELL.

.ATLC 18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N64W TO 26N80W. N OF
FRONT TO 29N AND W OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9
FT. FROM 23N TO 25.5N W OF 75W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS
THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N62W TO 35N80W. FROM 
25N TO 28N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N51W TO 27N62W TO 23.5N80W.
S OF 27N W OF 70W...AND N OF FRONT TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND
70W...NE WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT E OF BAHAMAS. 

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 68W AND 77W NE TO E WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. FROM 12N TO 15N BETWEEN 64W AND 68W NE
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. FROM 11N TO 14.5N BETWEEN 77W
AND 80W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 17N BETWEEN 68W AND 76W...AND FROM
13N TO 16N BETWEEN 76W AND 81W...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS TO 9 FT. WINDWARD PASSAGE N OF 18.5N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 17N BETWEEN 69W AND 83W NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 18.5N BETWEEN 75W AND
78W...INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO
8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.