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FZNT02 KNHC 092142
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC SAT DEC 09.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN DEC 10.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON DEC 11.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.CARIBBEAN COLD FRONT FROM 23N81W TO 16N84W. W OF FRONT NW WINDS 
25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT...HIGHEST SEAS IN YUCATAN BASIN. 
FROM 12N TO 15N W OF 82W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT. SCATTERED TSTMS WITHIN 360 NM E OF FRONT. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 22N77W TO 12N84W. N OF 15N 
WITHIN 240 NM W OF FRONT N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
FROM 12N TO 15N W OF 82W N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
ELSEWHERE N OF 10N W OF 80W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
TO 11 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS WITHIN 360 NM E OF FRONT.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 20N74W TO 10N82W. FROM 10.5N 
TO 14N W OF 82W N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE 
W OF FRONT TO 86W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM OF FRONT. 
.42 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 20N73W TO 09N81W. WITHIN AREA 
BOUNDED BY 18N86W TO 20N77W TO 09N81W TO 18N86W N WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT...HIGHEST SEAS NEAR 11N83W. SCATTERED TSTMS 
WITHIN 150 NM OF FRONT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST STALLING COLD FRONT FROM 20N73W TO 09N81W.
WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 16N85W TO 20N77W TO 09N81W TO 16N85W N 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT...HIGHEST SEAS NEAR 11N83W. 
SCATTERED TSTMS WITHIN 150 NM OF FRONT. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N77W TO 23N81W. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT N OF 28N. N OF 26N WITHIN 480 NM E OF 
FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS 
WITHIN 150 NM E OF FRONT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N68W TO 21N75W. N OF 29N W 
OF FRONT T0 78W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N 
OF 26N W OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT. S OF 26N W 
OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN OPEN WATERS.
N OF 28N WITHIN 240 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
TO 10 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N64W TO 20N72W. S OF 24N 
WITHIN 300 NM W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT 
IN OPEN WATERS.  ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 31N74W TO 
31N65W TO 23N73W TO 31N74W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN 
NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N61W TO 20N72W. S OF 28N 
WITHIN 300 NM W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT 
IN OPEN WATERS.  

.ATLC LOW PRES NEAR 25N39W 1015 MB WITH TROUGH SW TO 17N46W.
FROM 25N TO 29N BETWEEN 35W AND 50W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 31N50W TO 
31N35W TO 07N35W TO 07N57W TO 22N72W TO 31N50W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED N AND SE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 26N45W TO 17N50W. FROM 25N TO 30N 
BETWEEN 35W AND 47W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 31N50W TO 31N35W TO 07N35W TO 
07N45W TO 31N50W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN 
MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 25N53W TO 17N56W. WITHIN 120 NM OF 
LINE FROM 29N48W TO 23N40W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 31N54W TO 31N35W TO 07N35W TO 
07N42W TO 31N54W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN 
MIXED NE AND E SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN E OF 74W...INCLUDING ATLC PASSAGESS...WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT WITH MIXED NE AND E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO SE OF LINE FROM 30N84W TO 20N96W NW TO N WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT...HIGHEST SEAS NEAR 19N94W. 
ELSEWHERE SE OF LINE FROM 29N85W TO 25N97W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.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.

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.FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.