000
FZNT02 KNHC 282215
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC WED DEC 28.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU DEC 29.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI DEC 30.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.GULF OF MEXICO 24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N84W TO
25N97W. N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8
FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 26N82W TO 24N88W TO 23N93W TO
24N96W AND TO 20N96W. FROM 22N TO 24N W OF 96W NW TO N WINDS 30
TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 24N80W TO 22N88W TO 22N96W TO
19N95W. S OF 24N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO
10 FT...EXCEPT 9 TO 14 FT FROM 22N TO 24N W OF 96W AND 9 TO 11
FT S OF 22N W OF 96W. ELSEWHERE N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 21N85W TO 21N91W TO
22N96W AND TROUGH TO 18N95W. S OF 22N W OF TROUGH NW TO N WINDS
30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF FRONT TO 26N NE
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 22N35W TO 20N45W TO 20N53W. N OF
26N E OF 45W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 31N48W TO 31N55W TO 26N63W TO
25N69W TO 19N64W TO 14N61W TO 09N61W TO 09N52W TO 14N47W TO
21N35W TO 31N55W TO 31N46W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT
IN NE TO E SWELL...EXCEPT PRIMARILY IN NW TO N SWELL E OF
54W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY
31N40W TO 31N47W TO 22N55W TO 19N64W TO 14N61W TO 09N60W TO
11N45W TO 16N35W TO 31N35W TO 31N40W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8
TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL...EXCEPT 10 TO 12 FT IN NW TO N SWELL
E OF 54W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST E OF LINE FROM 31N39W TO 23N44W TO 15N54W TO
12N60W TO 07N55W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW TO N
IN NE TO E SWELL...EXCEPT IN MIXED NW TO N SWELL E OF 52W.

.ATLC 24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT APPROACHING NW PART. FROM 30N
TO 31N BETWEEN 75W AND 80W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS
THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N68W TO 25N73W TO 23N81W.
N OF 28N WITHIN 300 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8
TO 10 FT. NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25
TO 30 KT N OF 29N BETWEEN FRONT AND 76W. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 10.5N TO 14N BETWEEN 73W AND 79W NE TO E 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 12N BETWEEN 74W AND 76W NE WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 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 60 NM OF COAST OF
LOUISIANA...MISSISSIPPI...ALABAMA...AND FLORIDA N OF 28N. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVED.

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

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.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.