000
FZNT02 KNHC 170253
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SAT DEC 17 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT DEC 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN DEC 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON DEC 19.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N91W TO 26N97W. NW OF FRONT
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N85W TO 23N94W TO 18.5N95W.
S OF 25N W OF FRONT N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC FROM 10N TO 20N E OF 45W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11
FT. ELSEWHERE E OF LINE FROM 31N35W TO 22N49W TO 07N55W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NE TO E SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 22N E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 09N WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 24N E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT PRIMARILY IN NE TO E SWELL. S OF 08N
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N52W TO 26N64W THEN STATIONARY TO
23N78W. N OF FRONT TO 27N BETWEEN 60W AND 75W NE TO E WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT TO 74W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N TO NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N45W TO
24N69W. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 26N70W TO 31N59W TO 31N42W TO
24N70W TO 26N70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN
NW TO N SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 30N50W. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA
BOUNDED BY 29N77W TO 31N65W TO 31N39W TO 22N56W TO 22N71W TO
27N78W TO 29N77W 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 STATIONARY FRONT DISSIPATED. N OF LINE FROM
27N55W TO 31N40W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN
NW SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 30N42W. ELSEWHERE E OF LINE FROM 31N60W
TO 24N74W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE TO E
SWELL...MIXED WITH NW SWELL E OF 60W. 

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W NE TO E WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 74W
AND 81W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 18N BETWEEN 64W AND 79W NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. FROM 10N TO 16N BETWEEN 80W AND 82W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. 

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

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.FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.