000
FZNT02 KNHC 210217
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC WED DEC 21 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED DEC 21.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU DEC 22.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI DEC 23.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC FROM 12N TO 22N E OF 62W NE TO E 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 31N53W TO 24N75W TO 20N74W TO 18N62W TO 08N61W TO
06N53W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED N
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 25N E OF 55W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF LINE FROM 27N35W TO
29N55W TO 21N66W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN
MIXED N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 26N E OF 52W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF LINE FROM 29N35W TO
20N63W 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 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N BETWEEN 70W AND 82W NE
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. REMAINDER CARIBBEAN WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN NE TO E SWELL.
.24 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 17N BETWEEN 72W AND 82W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN
E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDWARD PASSAGE NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO STATIONARY FRONT FROM 27N82W TO 24N92W TO
18N93W. S OF 24.5N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO
11 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 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.