000
FZNT02 KNHC 240938
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC SAT DEC 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN DEC 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON DEC 26.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC WITHIN 420 NM NW OF A LINE FROM 31N58W TO 20N72W...INCLUDING
THE APPROACH TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
8 TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF A LINE FROM 31N43W TO 25N57W TO 31N60W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. S OF
25N BETWEEN 71W AND 76W...INCLUDING THE APPROACH TO THE WINDWARD
PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT OUTSIDE
BAHAMAS.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 24.5N W OF 72W...INCLUDING THE APPROACH TO
THE WINDWARD PASSAGE AND THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA...NE TO E WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.ATLC FROM 13N TO 23N E OF 49W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10
TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF A LINE FROM
30N35W TO 23N58W TO 21N65W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN
MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF A LINE FROM 27N35W TO 22N69W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 11N AND S OF A LINE FROM 31N37W TO 23N45W
TO 22N70W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW
SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 20N74W TO
18N76.5W...INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF 20N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT. WITHIN 75 NM NW OF COAST OF COLOMBIA BETWEEN 73.5W
AND 75.5W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. WITHIN 90 NM
EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 18N70W TO 16N72W TO 14N81W NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 20N74W
TO 19N75W...INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF 20.5N BETWEEN 79W AND 82W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. WITHIN 120 NM NW OF COAST OF COLOMBIA BETWEEN
73.5W AND 76.5W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. WITHIN 45
NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 18N70W TO 16.5N73W NE TO E WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 20N74W
TO 19N76W...INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. N OF 20N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 18N69W TO 14N68W TO 10N77W
TO 16.5N80W TO 18N69W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...
HIGHEST NEAR NW COAST OF COLOMBIA.

.GULF OF MEXICO 42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 24N81W
TO 24N83W TO 25N83W TO 25N85W TO 23N84W TO 23N80W TO 24N81W...
INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 24N80W TO 25N84W TO
25N85W TO 23N84W TO 23N82W TO 23N79W TO 24N80W...INCLUDING STRAITS
OF FLORIDA...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

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.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.