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FZNT02 KNHC 290348
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC THU DEC 29 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU DEC 29.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI DEC 30.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT DEC 31.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.GULF OF MEXICO 18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N84W TO
25N97W. N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...WITH FREQUENT
GUSTS TO 35 KT N OF 26N W OF 94W. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT...EXCEPT
TO 10 FT N OF 26N W OF 95W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 28NN84W TO 26N90W TO 23N98W.
N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT WITH FREQUENT
GUSTS TO 35 KT N OF 26N W OF 93W. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT N OF 26N 
W OF 93W...AND LESS THAN 8 FT ELSEWHERE N OF FRONT.
.30 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.
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 24N80W TO 21N88W TO 22N96W TO
19N95W. FROM 22N TO 24N W OF 96W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS
10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 22N83W 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 13 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF FRONT TO 26N NE
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 23N97W TO 18N93W. S OF 22N W OF
96W NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. FROM 21N TO 23N E OF
TROUGH...INCLUDING ENTRANCE TO YUCATAN CHANNEL AND STRAITS OF
FLORIDA...AND ALSO FROM 23N TO 25N E OF 96W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT TO 9 FT E OF 83W AND STRAITS OF
FLORIDA.  

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 22N35W TO 20N45W TO
20N52W. N OF 26N E OF 45W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT
IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 31N45W TO 31N52W
TO 26N60W TO 23N68W TO 17N61W TO 14N61W TO 09N61W TO 08N56W TO
09N51W TO 14N47W TO 21N35W TO 31N55W TO 31N45W 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 23N50W TO 19N62W TO 14N61W TO 09.5N61W TO
08N45W TO 15N35W 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 16N53W TO
12N59W TO 07N52W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE TO E
SWELL...EXCEPT IN NW TO N SWELL E OF 50W.

.ATLC 18 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.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N77W TO 29N80W. NW OF FRONT
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 30N WITHIN 180 NM 
E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N66W TO 25N71W TO 22N79W.
N OF 28N WITHIN 360 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 74W. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...EXCEPT
10 TO 12 FT N OF 29N BETWEEN FRONT AND 74W.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 73W AND 79W NE TO E WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 16N BETWEEN 72W AND 83W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W NE WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 16N BETWEEN 74W AND
82W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 12N BETWEEN 73W AND 76W NE WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. WINDWARD PASSAGE NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
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 60 NM OF COAST OF
LOUISIANA...MISSISSIPPI...ALABAMA. 
.15 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.