000
FZNT02 KNHC 200250
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC TUE DEC 20 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE DEC 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED DEC 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU DEC 22.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 30N84W TO 24N93W TO 18N94W. S
OF 23N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
ELSEWHERE FROM 23N TO 26N W OF FRONT AND W OF 91W N TO NE WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. W OF LINE FROM 22N96W TO
18.5N93W NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.FROM 10.5N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 11 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 18N BETWEEN 70W AND 83W
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 18N BETWEEN 65W
AND 70W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 18N BETWEEN 70W AND 83W NE WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT. FROM 18N TO 21N BETWEEN 73W AND
84W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 73W AND 80W NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF LINE FROM
15N83W TO 18N78W TO 18N65W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT
IN NE TO E SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 76W AND 81W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC FROM 10N TO 24N E OF 75W...INCLUDING THE WINDWARD
PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. S OF 10N
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 21N BETWEEN 71W AND 76W...INCLUDING THE
WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
ELSEWHERE OUTSIDE OF BAHAMAS AND S OF A LINE FROM 24N75W TO
31N58W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 19N E OF 55W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF A LINE FROM 22N67W TO
28N57W TO 28N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE TO E
SWELL.

.ATLC N OF 28N E OF 50W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13
FT. ELSEWHERE E OF LINE FROM 24N75W TO 31N58W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGED WITH PREVIOUS PARAGRAPH. 

.CARIBBEAN N OF 18N BETWEEN 73W AND 78W...INCLUDING THE WINDWARD
PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.


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

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.FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.