000
FZNT02 KNHC 271519
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC TUE DEC 27.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED DEC 28.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU DEC 29.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N37W TO 26N40W TO 24N55W. N OF FRONT E
OF 55W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. N OF
28N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 31N55W TO 31N70W TO 24N73W TO 18N63W TO
10N58W TO 10N47W TO 24N55W TO 31N55W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8
TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 23N35W TO 21N50W THEN
WEAKENING STATIONARY TO 21N60W. N OF FRONT E OF 55W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT. FROM 08N TO 19N BETWEEN 52W AND 60W NE
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA
BOUNDED BY 31N35W TO 27N70W TO 21N70W TO 17N60W TO 08N60W TO
09N47W TO 13N43W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT
IN NE SWELL
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT E OF AREA. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 31N35W
TO 31N47W TO 20N65W TO 17N61W TO 10N61W TO 17N35W TO 31N35W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL.

.ATLC S OF 21N BETWEEN 70W AND 75W...INCLUDING APPROACHES TO
WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 10.5N TO 13N BETWEEN 75W AND 78W NE WINDS 25 TO
30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 17N BETWEEN 65W AND 82W
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 16N BETWEEN 73W AND 78W NE WINDS
25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 17N BETWEEN 65W AND
82W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 14N BETWEEN 74W AND 79W NE WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 16N BETWEEN 72W AND
82W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN N OF 18N E OF 77W...INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. N OF 18N BETWEEN 78W AND 81W NE
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO FROM 23N TO 25N BETWEEN 81W AND 83W...INCLUDING
STRAITS OF FLORIDA...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO DENSE FOG VSBY LESS THAN 1 NM IN DENSE FOG WITHIN
30 NM OF THE COAST OF TEXAS...AND WITHIN 30 NM OF COAST OF
MISSISSIPPI AND SE LOUISIANA. ELSEWHERE VISIBILITY 3 TO 5 NM IN
PATCHY FOG N OF 26N AND E OF 90W. 
.06 HOUR FORECAST VISIBILITY 3 TO 5 NM IN PATCHY FOG N OF 26N
AND E OF 90W. 
.18 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG VSBY LESS THAN 1 NM IN DENSE FOG
WITHIN 30 NM OF THE COAST OF TEXAS...AND WITHIN 30 NM OF COAST
OF MISSISSIPPI AND SE LOUISIANA. ELSEWHERE VISIBILITY 3 TO 5 NM
IN PATCHY FOG N OF 26N AND E OF 90W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.30 HOUR FORECAST VISIBILITY 3 TO 5 NM IN PATCHY FOG N OF 26N
AND E OF 90W.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVED.

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

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.FORECASTER FORMOSA. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.