000
FZNT02 KNHC 281007
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC WED DEC 28 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC WED DEC 28.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU DEC 29.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI DEC 30.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.GULF OF MEXICO 36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N86W TO 26N97W.
N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 26N82W TO 23N96W TO 21N97W. S OF
24N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE
N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 24N35W TO 21N52W. N OF FRONT TO 31N E OF 55W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN N TO NE SWELL...HIGHEST
NE. FROM 09N TO 18N BETWEEN 55W AND 60W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 31N61W TO 31N55W
TO 08N45W TO 09N60W TO 23N72W TO 31N61W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 20N35W TO 19N55W. WITHIN
AREA BOUNDED BY 31N35W TO 31N47W TO 21N65W TO 10N57W TO 19N35W TO
31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 20N35W TO
20N45W. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 31N35W TO 31N43W TO 22N45W TO
17N60W TO 07N48W TO 12N35W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8
TO 9 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.

.ATLC 36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT APPROACHING FROM W. FROM 30N TO
31N BETWEEN 77W AND 80W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN
8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N72W TO 27N80W. N OF 29N
WITHIN 120 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. NW OF
FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 10.5N TO 15N BETWEEN 73W AND 79W NE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 17N BETWEEN 65W AND 82W WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 74W AND 78W NE WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 16N BETWEEN 74W AND 82W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 78W NE WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO DENSE FOG. VSBY LESS THAN 1 NM IN DENSE FOG
WITHIN 30 NM OF THE COAST OF TEXAS...AND WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF
LOUISIANA...MISSISSIPPI...ALABAMA...AND FLORIDA N OF 28N. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVED.

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

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.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.