000
FZNT02 KNHC 230927
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC FRI DEC 23 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC FRI DEC 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT DEC 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN DEC 25.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 27N35W TO 24N53W TO 08N53W TO
08N35W TO 27N35W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN
MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF A LINE FROM 29N35W TO
23N60W TO 18N63W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED
NE AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF A LINE FROM 27N35W TO 21N70W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.

.ATLC 18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N56W TO 27N62W. N OF A
LINE FROM 31N59W TO 28N66W TO 28N74W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
8 TO 9 FT. WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 25N66W TO
20N74W...INCLUDING THE APPROACH TO WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N53W TO 27N60W. WITHIN AREA
BOUNDED BY 31N76W TO 31N57W TO 20N69W TO 20N76W TO 31N76W...
INCLUDING THE APPROACH TO WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. S OF 21N BETWEEN 73W
AND 75W...INCLUDING THE APPROACH TO WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 31N60W
TO 31N45W TO 24N60W TO 21N72W TO 26N77W TO 27N65W TO 31N60W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 20N73.5W TO
18.5N76W...INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM
17.5N68W TO 15N75W...INCLUDING THE APPROACH TO ANEGADA PASSAGE...
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 18N E OF 80W...INCLUDING THE WINDWARD
PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT NEAR WINDWARD
PASSAGE. WITHIN 90 NM NW OF COAST OF COLOMBIA BETWEEN 74W AND
76W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. WITHIN 75 NM EITHER
SIDE OF A LINE FROM 18N70W TO 16N73W TO 15N80W NE TO E WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM
20N73.5W TO 18.5N76W...INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF 20N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. WITHIN 90 NM NW OF COAST OF COLOMBIA
BETWEEN 74W AND 76.5W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 17N64W TO 14N80W NE TO
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO 42 HOUR FORECAST FROM 22.5N TO 25N E OF 85W...
INCLUDING THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

$$
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.