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FZNT02 KNHC 270343
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC TUE DEC 27 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE DEC 27.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED DEC 28.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU DEC 29.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N44W TO 25N54W AND WEAKENING FRONTAL
TROUGH TO 24N67W. N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT
25 TO 30 KT N OF 28N W OF FRONT TO 49W. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...
EXCEPT 10 TO 14 FT N OF 28N W OF FRONT TO 49W. N OF TROUGH N TO
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. FROM 09N TO 20N BETWEEN
44W AND 61W...FROM 19N TO 24N BETWEEN 61W AND 75W AND S OF 24N
BETWEEN 75W AND 80W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE TO
E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 27N35W TO 22N47W AND
DISSIPATING TROUGH TO 22N54W TO 22N64W. N OF 26N E OF 45W NW TO
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N
OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN MIXED NE
AND NW SWELL. WITHIN 180 NM N OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST BETWEEN 47W AND 55W. ELSEWHERE N
OF A LINE FROM 26N35W TO 22N48W TO 16N48W TO 09N51W TO 08N54W TO
10N61W AND ALSO FROM 19N TO 29N BETWEEN 61W AND 72W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT IN MIXED NE AND
NW SWELL N OF 24N E OF 55W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 22N35W TO
20N44W TO 19N58W. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 31N44W TO 31N35W TO
20N35W TO 15N46W TO 10N55W TO 10N61W TO 17N61.5W TO 22N67W TO
27N56W TO 31N50W TO 31N44W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT
IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL...EXCEPT 12 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL N OF
27N E OF 41W.

.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 71W
AND 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.
.36 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 8 TO 9 FT. N OF 
20N BETWEEN 77W AND 81W 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 17N BETWEEN 70W AND 80W...INCLUDING
GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT
FROM 10N TO 12N BETWEEN 74W AND 75W. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT
10 TO 12 FT FROM 10N TO 12N BETWEEN 74W AND 75W. FROM 09N TO 16N
BETWEEN 80W AND 83W 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.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 73W AND 79W NE WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 16N BETWEEN
72W AND 83W 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.
.12 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.

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.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.