000
FZNT02 KNHC 291016
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC THU DEC 29.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI DEC 30.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT DEC 31.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT FROM 30N85W TO 26N97W. N OF FRONT NE
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE. SEAS LESS
THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 26N82W TO 23N96W TO 21N97W. S OF
23N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
ELSEWHERE N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 23N81W TO 20.5N95W TO 18.5N94W.
S OF 21N W OF 96W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT.
ELSEWHERE N OF FRONT TO 27N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT SE OF AREA. S OF 24N E OF 96W NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC N OF 30N W OF 37W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 14 TO
16 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 29N35W TO 31N48W TO
21N65W TO 09N59W TO 19N35W TO 29N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8
TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN N TO NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 31N35W TO 21N46W TO
18N59W TO 12N60W TO 09N50W TO 13N35W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN N TO NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 18N35W TO 17N42W TO
11N53W TO 06N52W TO 08N37W TO 18N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8
TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.

.ATLC 12 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. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N73W TO 27N80W. N OF 27N
WITHIN 60 NM E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. W OF
FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N61W TO 22N76W. N OF 28N
WITHIN 60 NM E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. N
OF 28N W OF FRONT TO 78W NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT TO 80W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT
IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 10.5N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 78W NE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 15N E OF 73W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 78W NE WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 21N77W TO 17N87W. FROM 10.5N TO
13N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. N OF 18N
BETWEEN 78W AND 81W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. N
OF 17N E OF 75W...INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE...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 SW LOUISIANA...AND WITHIN
60 NM OF COAST OF FLORIDA BETWEEN ENGLEWOOD AND SUWANNEE RIVER.
.09 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVED.

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

$$
.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.