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FZNT02 KNHC 202101
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC TUE DEC 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED DEC 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU DEC 22.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC FROM 13N TO 18N E OF 61W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO
12 FT. FROM 20N TO 22.5N BETWEEN 71W AND 76W INCLUDING WINDWARD
PASSAGE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF
LINE FROM 31N57W TO 24N75W TO 20N74W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 23N E OF 54W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE S AND E OF LINE FROM 30N35W
TO 30N54W TO 22N70W TO 10N62W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 
FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 25N E OF 52W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE S AND E OF LINE FROM 29N35W 
TO 27N52W TO 20N64W TO 11N61W TO 06N52W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS TO 10 FT IN MIXED N SWELL. 

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 78W NE WINDS 25 TO 30
KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N BETWEEN 70W AND 87W NE
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 17N E OF 84W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO
9 FT IN E SWELL. 
.30 HOUR FORECAST NE OF LINE FROM 21N85W TO 17N72W NE WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. WITHIN 90 NM OF THE NW COAST OF
COLOMBIA NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. ELSEWHERE S
OF 18N BETWEEN 73W AND 85W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN
E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO STATIONARY FRONT FROM 27N82W TO 24N92W TO
18N92W. S OF 25N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO
13 FT. S OF 24N BETWEEN 83W AND 86W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 22N96W TO
19N92W. SW OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. S OF 21N
E OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 23N97W TO 19N93W. WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

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

$$
.FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.