000
FZNT02 KNHC 160955
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC FRI DEC 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT DEC 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN DEC 18.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC FROM 16N TO 21N E OF 38W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10
FT. ELSEWHERE E OF LINE FROM 31N43W TO 29N38W TO 25N47W TO
17N50W TO 07N43W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED
SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST E OF A LINE FROM 29N35W TO 25N48W TO 16N53W TO
07N49W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT N MIXED SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 20N E OF 61W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 10N E OF 61W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS TO 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. E OF LINE FROM 25N35W TO 20N53W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW TO E SWELL.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N62W TO 24N80W. N OF 30N E OF FRONT TO
54W 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 TO 9 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N51W TO 26N58W THEN
STATIONARY TO 24N80W. N OF FRONT TO 27N BETWEEN 63W AND 77W NE
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 27N W OF FRONT TO
78W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD 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 MIXED SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 29N52W. S OF 23N BETWEEN 60W
AND 75W...INCLUDING THE APPROACH TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE TO
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 29N W OF 77W SE TO S
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 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 10.5N TO 14N BETWEEN 73W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 74W AND 81W NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 18N AND E OF
76W...INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W NE WINDS
25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 18N BETWEEN
63W AND 81W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 

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

$$
.FORECASTER ERA. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.