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FZNT02 KNHC 311539
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC SAT DEC 31 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT DEC 31.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN JAN 01.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON JAN 02.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.FROM 10N TO 16N BETWEEN 71W AND 80W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS TO 10 FT. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 76W NE WINDS
30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 17.5N
BETWEEN 70W AND 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 79W AND 81W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO
9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 17.5N BETWEEN 63W AND 82W NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT...HIGHEST NEAR 12N77W. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 14N BETWEEN 73W AND 78W NE TO E
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 17.5N
BETWEEN 62W AND 81W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
FROM 10N TO 17N BETWEEN 81W AND 83W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8
TO 10 FT IN E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC S OF A LINE FROM 20N35W TO 17N60W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 27N BETWEEN 54W AND 60W NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 16N WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGED WITH BELOW.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N56W TO 23N66W THEN STATIONARY TO
21N75W. N OF 29N E OF FRONT TO 53W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO
10 FT. N OF 27N W OF FRONT TO 65W NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9
TO 14 FT. S OF 23N W OF FRONT TO 78W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS TO 8 FT OUTSIDE BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE N OF LINE FROM 27N63W TO
23N74W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL OUTSIDE
BAHAMAS.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N44W TO 22N60W THEN
STATIONARY TO 21N68W. N OF 26N W OF FRONT TO 55W NE WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 22N BETWEEN 65W AND 75W E WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE OF A LINE FROM 31N63W TO
24N75W TO 19N65W TO 26N55W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS SEAS 8 TO 11 FT
IN NW TO N SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 29N35W TO 24N55W.
WITHIN AREA BOUND BY 31N53W TO 25N60W TO 25N75W TO 07N55W TO
10N46W TO 23N57W TO 28N35W TO 31N35W TO 31N53W. WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. 

.CARIBBEAN FROM 16N TO 21N BETWEEN 73W AND 83W...INCLUDING
WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO FROM 23N TO 27N BETWEEN 92W AND 97W S TO SW
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N BETWEEN 86W AND 89W S TO SW WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 25N W OF 92W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS TO 8 FT. FROM 19N TO 26N BETWEEN 89W AND 93W NE WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER LATTO. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.