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FZNT02 KNHC 222053
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC THU DEC 22 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU DEC 22.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI DEC 23.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT DEC 24.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC AREA BOUNDED BY 26N35W TO 12N35W TO 13N60W TO 26N35W NE TO
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA
BOUNDED BY 29N35W TO 07N35W TO 06N52W TO 20N63W TO 29N35W WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST AREA BOUNDED BY 27N35W TO 18N35W TO 22N44W TO
27N35W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 31N35W TO 07N35W TO 06N52W TO 20N64W TO
31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED N
AND NE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 28N35W TO 10N35W TO
06N52W TO 20N65W TO 28N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN
MIXED N SWELL.  

.ATLC 24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N55W TO 21N74W. WITHIN
240 NM OF LINE FROM 31N65W TO 20N74W INCLUDING THE ATLC APPROACH
TO WINDWARD PASSAGE NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N46W TO 26N55W THEN
STATIONARY TO 20N72W. N OF 29N WITHIN 600 NM W OF FRONT NE WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE BETWEEN 55W AND 75W WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. 
  
.CARIBBEAN WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS
THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 70W AND 75W NE TO E WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST N OF 17N BETWEEN 70W AND 80W...INCLUDING THE
WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. WITHIN 90
NM OF THE NW COAST OF COLOMBIA NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS
THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST NE OF LINE FROM 21N82W TO 15N72W...INCLUDING
THE WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 81W NE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.