000
FZNT02 KNHC 131606
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC WED DEC 13.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU DEC 14.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI DEC 15.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.COLD FRONT FROM 31N68W TO 24N81W. N OF 30N E OF FRONT TO 67W SW
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N E OF
FRONT 57W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12
FT. N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT OF
28N W OF FRONT TO 76W AND 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL ELSEWHERE N OF 
27N W OF FRONT.
.03 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N67W TO 23N79W. N OF 27N E OF
FRONT TO 57W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. N OF 28N W 
OF FRONT TO 75W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT...AND 8 TO
12 FT IN NW SWELL ELSEWHERE N OF 27N W OF FRONT TO 78W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N59W TO 21N76W. WITHIN AREA
BOUNDED 31N72W TO 31N55W TO 24N68W TO 31N72W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N53W TO
23N72W. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 31N60W TO 31N43W TO 24N56W TO
31N60W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 31N51W TO 31N47W TO 17N35W TO 
07N40W TO 31N51W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC FROM 22N TO 31N BETWEEN 35W AND 38W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 30N35W TO 24N40W TO 19N24W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW AND E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 29N35W TO 22N45W TO
15N34W TO 29N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW
AND E SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 19N75W TO 09N80W. S
OF 17N W OF FRONT TO 84W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. S OF 12N W OF 81W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN N SWELL.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN 24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 76W
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 71W AND 78W E WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 

.GULF OF MEXICO 48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 29N90W TO 
23N97W. W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.