000
FZNT02 KNHC 152149
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC THU DEC 15 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC THU DEC 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI DEC 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT DEC 17.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC FROM 15N TO 23N E OF 43W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10
FT. ELSEWHERE E OF LINE FROM 31N42W TO 20N55W TO 07N52W WINDS
20KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NE TO E SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 21N E OF 43W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF LINE FROM 31N39W TO 21N51W TO
07N52W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NE TO E
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 20N E OF 52W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF LINE FROM 28N35W TO
18N60W TO 10N60W TO 07N50W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT
PRIMARILY IN NE TO E SWELL.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N71W TO 26N80W. N OF 30N E OF FRONT TO
60W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N55W TO 26N68W THEN
STATIONARY TO 24N81W. N OF FRONT TO 27N BETWEEN 66W AND 76W NE
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT TO 75W WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 29N E OF FRONT
TO 52W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N45W TO
25N66W TO 26N76W. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 25N76W TO 31N52W TO
31N46W TO 24N65W TO 23N74W TO 25N76W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 13 FT...HIGHEST NEAR 30N51W. S OF 21N BETWEEN 63W AND
74W...INCLUDING THE APPROACH TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. N OF 28N W OF 76W SE TO S WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 31N68W
TO 31N41W TO 21N62W TO 21N73W TO 27N76W TO 31N68W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW TO N SWELL...EXCEPT N TO NE SWELL W
OF 70W...HIGHEST NEAR 30N58W. 

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W NE TO E WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10.5N TO 14N BETWEEN
73W AND 78W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 78W NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 14N
BETWEEN 73W AND 80W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE TO
E SWELL.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 18N BETWEEN 70W AND 79W AND N
OF15N BETWEEN 68W AND 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO
10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 16N BETWEEN 75W AND 81W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. 

.CARIBBEAN 30 HOUR FORECAST N OF 18N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W...
INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS
THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

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.FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.