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FZNT02 KNHC 091605
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC SAT DEC 09 2017

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 09.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN DEC 10.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON DEC 11.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.CARIBBEAN COLD FRONT FROM 26N82W TO 20N86.5W TO 16N87.5W. N OF 
20N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 35 KT 
NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS TO 10 FT YUCATAN CHANNEL. ELSEWHERE W 
OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 22N82W TO 18N84W TO 16N85W. W 
OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 35 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 20N77W TO 15N81W TO 09N81.5W. 
S OF 16N WITHIN 90 NM OF COASTS OF HONDURAS AND NICARAGUA NW TO 
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. ELSEWHERE 
W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 20N74.5W TO 18N76W TO 15N80.5W 
TO 09N81.5W. S OF 16N W OF FRONT N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
13 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT TO 85W N WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 18N W OF 85W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
HONDURAS WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN N SWELL.

...GALE WARNING...
.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT FROM 26N82W TO 20N86.5W. S OF 24N W 
OF FRONT TO 91W...AND SE OF LINE FROM 24N91W TO 20N96.5W...NW TO 
N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 21 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT TO 
LINE FROM 30N88W TO 21N97.5W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 14 FT. WITHIN 60 NM SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 
8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT E OF AREA. SE OF LINE FROM 30N85W 
TO 26N91W TO 23N98W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT 
IN NW TO N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF A LINE FROM 26N83W TO 19.5N95W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW TO N SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 
23.5N83.5W.
.42 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N79W TO 28N80.5W. W OF FRONT W TO NW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT TO 70W S TO 
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N68.5W TO 20N77W. N OF 28.5N 
W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 25N W OF 
FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND TO 9 FT 
STRAITS OF FLORIDA. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 28N E OF FRONT TO 64W S TO SW 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N63W TO 22.5N73W THEN 
STATIONARY TO 20N74.5W. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 31N65W TO 31N72W 
TO 29N72W TO 24N75W TO 23N73W TO 25N70W TO 31N65W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.

.ATLC LOW PRES NEAR 25N38.5W 1015 MB. TROUGH FROM LOW TO 16N50W. 
FROM 25N TO 29N BETWEEN 40W AND 43W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 
31N35W TO 31N52W TO 22N71W TO 06N52W TO 07N35W TO 31N35W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES DISSIPATED. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 
28N35W TO 30N40W TO 28N44W TO 26N44W TO 26N38W TO 24N35W TO 
28N35W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE 
AND SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 31N35W TO 31N51W 
TO 24N57W TO 22N71W TO 07N56W TO 07N35W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 25N49W TO 20N50W TO 16N53W. WITHIN
AREA BOUNDED BY 27N40W TO 29N42W TO 29N46W TO 26N47W TO 24N44W 
TO 24N41W TO 27N40W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT
IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 31N35W TO 31N51W
TO 25N53W TO 20N43W TO 13N43W TO 07N35W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL.

.ATLC S OF 21.5N BETWEEN 69W AND 71.5W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 13.5N TO 18N E OF 74W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT WITH NNE SWELL THROUGH ATLC PASSAGES.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.