000
FZNT02 KNHC 250254
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SUN DEC 25 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SUN DEC 25.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON DEC 26.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE DEC 27.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC N OF 30N BETWEEN 48W AND 55W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO
10 FT. S OF 21N BETWEEN 71W AND 74W...INCLUDING ATLC APPROACH TO
THE WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. FROM
15N TO 20N E OF 45W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT.
FORECAST WATERS ELSEWHERE E OF LINE FROM 31N60W TO 24N75W TO
20N63W TO 08N60W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN
MIXED N AND E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 21N BETWEEN 66W AND 75W...INCLUDING ATLC
APPROACH TO THE WINDWARD AND MONA PASSAGES...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF LINE FROM 31N42W TO 07N35W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST S OF 24N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS TO 8 FT IN EXPOSED WATERS. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 150 OF LINE FROM
25N75W TO 12N42W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED N AND
E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 23N W OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS TO 8 FT IN EXPOSED WATERS. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 31N63W 
TO 31N43W TO 14N49W TO 25N76W TO 31N63W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS TO 9 FT.

.CARIBBEAN N OF 16N BETWEEN 68W AND 81W...INCLUDING THE  
WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. WITHIN
120 NM OF THE NW COAST OF COLOMBIA NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO
10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N BETWEEN 70W AND 80W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 150 NM OF THE NW COAST OF COLOMBIA NE
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10.5N BETWEEN
67W AND 82W...INCLUDING THE WINDWARD AND MONA PASSAGES...NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 120 NM OF THE NW COAST OF COLOMBIA
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 09.5N E OF
81W...INCLUDING ATLC PASSAGES...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
TO 11 FT. 

.GULF OF MEXICO S OF 24N E OF 84W...INCLUDING THE STRAITS OF
FLORIDA...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 25N E OF 85W...INCLUDING THE STRAITS OF
FLORIDA...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 23N TO 25N E OF 86W...INCLUDING THE
STRAITS OF FLORIDA...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 24N E OF 84W...INCLUDING THE STRAITS OF
FLORIDA...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8FT.

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

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.FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.