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FZNT02 KNHC 141535
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC THU DEC 14 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU DEC 14.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI DEC 15.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT DEC 16.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.GULF OF MEXICO 24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N86W TO 
28N94W TO 25N97W. S OF 29N W OF 94W AND W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.30 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N83.5W TO 27N93W TO 25N96W 
TO 22N97.5W. S OF 26N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 
10 TO 13 FT. FROM 26N TO 29N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT FROM 26N TO 27.5N W OF 93W AND LESS THAN 8 
FT ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 28N82.5W TO 26N95W TO 
22N96W TO 18.5N95.5W. S OF 22N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 
KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. FROM 22N TO 25N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 28N82.5W TO 
26N95W TO 22N96W TO 18.5N95.5W. S OF 24N W OF FRONT NW TO N
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 12N BETWEEN 73.5W AND 76W NE TO E WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. S OF 15N BETWEEN 77W AND 82.5W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13.5N BETWEEN 70W AND 76W... 
INCLUDING GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 15N BETWEEN 70W AND 77W...
INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT S OF 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W AND LESS THAN 8 FT 
BETWEEN 70W AND 74W.
.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11.5N TO 12.5N BETWEEN 74W AND 76W NE TO 
E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 15N 
BETWEEN 70W AND 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT W 
OF 73W AND LESS THAN 8 FT BETWEEN 70W AND 73W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 71W AND 78W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT FROM 11.5N TO 12.5N 
BETWEEN 73W AND 76W. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...EXCEPT 10 TO 12 FROM 
11.5N TO 12.5N BETWEEN 73W AND 76W. ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 16N 
BETWEEN 70W AND 81W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE TO 
E SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N59W TO 26N68W THEN STATIONARY TO 
21.5N77W. N OF 29N W OF FRONT TO 69W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
10 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 31N75W 
TO 31N64W TO 31N56W TO 31N47W TO 26N58W TO 25N70W TO 28N74W TO 
31N75W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N59W TO 
27N65W. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 31N60W TO 31N54W TO 31N44W TO 
28N65W TO 23N54W TO 27N59W TO 31N60W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 31N49W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 31N56W TO 31N35W TO 
14N35W TO 17N45W TO 17N60W TO 24N52W TO 31N56W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL.

ATLC FROM 21.5N TO 24N E OF 40W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 31N35W TO 27N41W TO 
22N42W TO 17N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED 
NE AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 30N35W TO 27N41W TO 
18N39W TO 14N35W TO 30N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT 
IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.42 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS TO MERGE WITH CONDTIONS DESCRIBED 
IN ABOVE PARAGRAPH.

.ATLC S OF 08N BETWEEN 43W AND 57W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 
8 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT.

.ATLC 42 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N72W TO 28N80.5W. N OF 
30N BETWEEN 65W AND 75W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT W TO 
NW WINDS BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N69W TO 27N74W. N OF 30N BETWEEN 
62W AND 72 SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT W TO NW WINDS 
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.CARIBBEAN TROUGH FROM 19N78W TO 09N80W. S OF 14N BETWEEN 78W 
AND 81W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH WEAKENED. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.