000
FZNT02 KNHC 241501
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC SAT DEC 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN DEC 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON DEC 26.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 22N76W TO 31N61W TO 31N52WTO 20N71W
TO 22N76W...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 31N42W TO 24N52W TO 31N59W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. S
OF 23N BETWEEN 72W 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 25N W OF 68W...INCLUDING THE APPROACH TO
THE WINDWARD PASSAGE AND THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA...NE TO E WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT OUTSIDE BAHAMAS.

.ATLC FROM 15N TO 20N E OF 43W 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
29N35W TO 26N50W TO 21N70W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT
IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF A LINE FROM 26N35W TO 24N70W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 10N AND S OF A LINE FROM 25N37W TO 21N48W
TO 22N68W 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
18N77W...INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS TO 8 FT. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 16N80W TO 18N72W TO
18N70WTO 12.5N70W TO 11N76W TO 10N78W TO 13N80W TO 16N80W 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 19N75.5W...INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. FROM 11N TO 18N BETWEEN 63W AND 80W NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST NEAR NW COAST OF
COLOMBIA. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 20N74W
TO 19N77W...INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. FROM 10.5N TO 18N BETWEEN 68W AND 82W AND N
OF 14N BETWEEN 63W AND 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO
12 FT...HIGHEST NEAR NW COAST OF COLOMBIA.

.GULF OF MEXICO 24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 24N E OF 84W...INCLUDING
STRAITS OF FLORIDA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8
FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 23N TO 25N E OF 86W...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 AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.