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FZNT02 KNHC 240247
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SAT DEC 24 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT DEC 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN DEC 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON DEC 26.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC WITHIN 420 NM W OF LINE FROM 31N58W TO 20N71W...INCLUDING 
THE ATLC APPROACH TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 28N BETWEEN 65W AND 75W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED N SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 420 NM W OF LINE FROM 31N52W TO 20N73W...
INCLUDING THE ATLC APPROACH TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N BETWEEN 65W 
AND 75W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST 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 E OF LINE FROM 31N62W TO 25N76W 
TO 19N62W TO 08N50W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED
N AND E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 21N BETWEEN 71W AND 74W...INCLUDING ATLC
APPROACH TO WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT. E OF LINE FROM 31N42W TO 20N70W TO 19N62W TO
08N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL.

.ATLC FROM 17N TO 25N E OF 47W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO
12 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 CONDITIONS MERGE.

.CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN70W AND 81W...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.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N BETWEEN 68W AND 78W...INCLUDING THE
WINDWARD AND MONA PASSAGES...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 10N BETWEEN 67W AND 79W...INCLUDING THE
WINDWARD AND MONA PASSAGES...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO
9 FT. WITHIN 120 NM OF THE NW COAST OF COLOMBIA NE WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.GULF OF MEXICO 36 HOUR FORECAST S OF 25N E OF 85W E WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

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.FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.