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FZNT02 KNHC 270115 CCA
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC MON DEC 26 2016

CORRECTED CARIBBEAN 48 HOUR FORECAST

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON DEC 26.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE DEC 27.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED DEC 28.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N45W TO 27N53W AND TROUGH TO 25N54W TO
24N65W. N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
N OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. FROM
09N TO 20N BETWEEN 44W AND 61W AND FROM 20N TO 24N BETWEEN 58W 
AND 71W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 29N35W TO 23N48W AND
DISSIPATING FRONT TO 22N53W TO 22N63W. N OF 26N W OF FRONT TO
47W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT N OF 29N.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT 13 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL N OF 28N.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF A LINE FROM 27N35W TO 23N47W TO
14N59W TO 08N55W TO 10N61W AND ALSO N OF 19N BETWEEN 61W AND 72W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 23N35W TO
20N50W TO 19N60W. N OF A LINE FROM 22N35W TO 15N45W TO 07N55W TO
10N61W TO ANOTHER LINE FROM 31N53W TO 27N60W TO 25N70W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL...EXCEPT 12
TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL N OF 27N E OF 42W.

.ATLC S OF 25N W OF 71W...INCLUDING APPROACH TO THE WINDWARD
PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT BETWEEN 71WAND
BAHAMAS...AND LESS THAN 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 21N BETWEEN 72W AND 74W...INCLUDING
APPROACH TO WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 10.5N TO 18N BETWEEN 66W AND 81W NE TO E WINDS
20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT FROM 11N TO 12N BETWEEN 74W AND
75.5W. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT 9 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL FROM 10N
TO 14N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W. N OF 18N AND E OF 77W...INCLUDING
WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF 18N
AND E OF 86W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
FROM 09N TO 16.5N BETWEEN 81W AND 83W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N BETWEEN 74W AND 78W NE WINDS
25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 17.5N
BETWEEN 68W AND 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT
...EXCEPT 10 TO 12 FT FROM 10N TO 12.5N BETWEEN 76W AND 80W.
FROM 09N TO 16N BETWEEN 80W AND 84W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8
TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. N OF 18N AND E OF 77W...INCLUDING
WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
FROM 18N TO 19N BETWEEN 76W AND 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 74W AND 80W NE WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10 TO 17N BETWEEN
71W AND 83W AND FROM 13N TO 15N BETWEEN 65W AND 71W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL...HIGHEST BETWEEN 74W AND
80W.

.GULF OF MEXICO S OF 25N BETWEEN 80W AND 84W...INCLUDING
STRAITS OF FLORIDA...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.