000
FZNT02 KNHC 160259
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC FRI DEC 16 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC FRI DEC 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT DEC 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN DEC 18.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC FROM 13N TO 23N E OF 44W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10
FT. ELSEWHERE E OF LINE FROM 31N42W TO 22N51W TO 07N52W WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NE TO E SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 21N E OF 45W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF LINE FROM 30N35W TO 24N50W TO
07N55W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NE TO E
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 20N E OF 61W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 10N E OF 58W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. E OF LINE FROM 25N35W TO 20N53W WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N66W TO 25N80W. N OF 30N E OF FRONT TO
59W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. N OF 30N W OF FRONT TO
71W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N51W TO 25N66W THEN
STATIONARY TO 24N81W. N OF FRONT TO 27N BETWEEN 60W AND 78W NE
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. N OF 27N W OF FRONT TO 75W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW TO N SWELL E OF 70W
AND N TO NE SWELL W OF 70W. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N45W TO
25N66W TO 26N76W. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 27N75W TO 31N58W TO
31N42W TO 23N64W TO 23N74W TO 27N76W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN N TO NW SWELL E OF 70W AND N TO NE SWELL W OF
70W...HIGHEST NEAR 29N52W. S OF 23N BETWEEN 58W AND 75W...
INCLUDING THE APPROACH TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. N OF 27N W OF 76W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT TO 70W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. WITHIN 120 NM E OF
FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. 

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W 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 73W AND 78W NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10.5N TO 14N
BETWEEN 73W AND 81W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE TO
E SWELL.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 18N BETWEEN 64W AND 80W NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 

.CARIBBEAN 24 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.