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FZNT02 KNHC 130924
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC WED DEC 13 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC WED DEC 13.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU DEC 14.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI DEC 15.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N72W TO 26N80W. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 
31N68W TO 31N75W TO 30N75W TO 30N73W TO 30N70W TO 31N68W SW TO W 
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...EXCEPT W TO NW WINDS BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 8 TO
14 FT...HIGHEST NEAR 31N76W. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 
31N65W TO 30N73W TO 31N81W TO 27N79W TO 27N72W TO 29N68W TO 
31N65W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT W TO NW WINDS BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N64W TO 27N70W TO 23N80W. 
WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 31N61W TO 31N74W TO 29N70W TO 29N67W TO 
29N62W TO 31N61W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT W TO NW WINDS
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 31N68W.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 31N60W TO 29N70W TO 31N77W TO 
27N76W TO 26N74W TO 28N62W TO 31N60W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N59W TO 27N67W TO 24N74W.
WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 31N53W TO 31N73W TO 24N70W TO 28N62W TO 
29N55W TO 31N53W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN MIXED NE
AND NW SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 31N63W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N53W 26N60W THEN STATIONARY
TO 22N69W. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 31N46W TO 31N74W TO 29N65W TO
23N62W TO 23N59W TO 31N46W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT
IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 31N51W.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N65W TO 20N74W. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED
BY 31N61W TO 31N65W TO 27N67W TO 27N63W TO 31N65W SW WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 31N56W TO 27N60W TO
20N67W. CONDITIONS MERGE.

.ATLC WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 31N35W TO 31N53W TO 18N50W TO
07N53W TO 07N35W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN
MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 31N35W TO 29N39W TO
24N41W TO 20N35W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT
IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 10N52W TO 
10N56W TO 08N56W TO 07N54W TO 07N52W TO 10N52W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 30N35W TO 29N38W TO 
22N44W TO 19N39W TO 16N35W TO 30N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN STATIONARY FRONT FROM 20N73W TO 15N79W TO 09N80W.
WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 17N78W TO 18N79W TO 17N83W TO 11N84W TO 
10N83W TO 11N81W TO 17N78W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 20N73W TO
16N78W TO 09N81W. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 15N80W TO 14N83W TO 
11N84W TO 09N82W TO 10N81W TO 15N80W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN 42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 13N70W TO 
13N73W TO 12N75W TO 11N74W TO 12N73W TO 11N72W TO 13N70W... 
INCLUDING GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 14N73W TO 14N76W TO 
11N76W TO 11N73W TO 12N72W TO 14N73W...INCLUDING WITHIN 90 NM OF 
COAST OF COLOMBIA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT FT 
W OF 74W.

.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT FROM 25N81W TO 24N90W TO 25N97W.
WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 26N83W TO 27N84W TO 26N86W TO 25N85W TO 
25N83W TO 26N83W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.06 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 24N81W TO 23N87W TO 23N94W.
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 LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.