000
FZNT02 KNHC 232106
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC FRI DEC 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT DEC 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN DEC 25.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N67W TO 28N77W AND TROUGH FROM 31N64W TO
25N77W. N OF 30N BETWEEN 67W AND 75W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
TO 8 FT. S OF 21N BETWEEN 72W AND 74W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT MERGE WITH TROUGH FROM 31N52W TO
25N65W. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 31N70W TO 31N52W TO 20N69W TO
20N74W TO 27N75W TO 31N70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 31N56W TO 25N65W.
WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 31N56W TO 31N49W TO 29N56W TO 31N56W 
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. S OF 21N BETWEEN 70W AND
74W...INCLUDING THE ATLC APPROACH TO WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. ELSEWHERE BOUNDED BY
31N65W TO 31N50W TO 20N68W TO 25N76W TO 31N65W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. S OF 21N BETWEEN 72W
AND 75W...INCLUDING ATLC APPROACH TO WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY
31N50W TO 31N35W TO 08N35W TO 20N70W TO 31N50W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL.

.ATLC WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 28N35W TO 18N35W TO 18N40W TO 
28N35W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF A
LINE FROM 31N35W TO 20N63W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT
PRIMARILY IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 27N35W TO 10N35W TO
07N50W TO 20N68W TO 28N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN
MIXED N AND NE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGE.

.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 20N73.5W TO
18N80W...INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 18N78W TO 17N72W 
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 70W AND 80W...INCLUDING THE
WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
WITHIN 90 NM OF THE NW COAST OF COLOMBIA NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N BETWEEN 71W AND 79W...INCLUDING THE
WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE TO E 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.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N BETWEEN 71W AND 79W...INCLUDING THE
WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
WITHIN 120 NM OF THE NW COAST OF COLOMBIA NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO 48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 24N E OF 84W E WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.