000
FZNT02 KNHC 200308
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC WED DEC 20 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC WED DEC 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU DEC 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI DEC 22.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 12N BETWEEN 74W AND 76W NE WINDS 30 TO 35 
KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N AND S OF LINE FROM 
18N70W TO 16N80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. 
REMAINDER OF AREA S OF LINE FROM 18N70W TO 16N60W TO 14N83W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 10N AND S OF LINE FROM 18N70W TO 16N80W 
TO 14N83W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 14 FT...HIGHEST 
NEAR 11N77W. ELSEWHERE S OF 10N WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 12N BETWEEN 74W AND 76W NE WINDS 
30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N AND S OF LINE 
FROM 18N70W TO 15N80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. 
REMAINDER OF AREA S OF LINE FROM 18N70W TO 14.5N83W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST N OF 10N AND S OF LINE FROM 18N70W TO 16N80W 
TO 13N83.5W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 13 FT...HIGHEST 
NEAR 11N77W. ELSEWHERE S OF 10N WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 70W AND 78W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 15N BETWEEN 76W 
AND 82W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N39W TO 26N46W TO 21N59W. N OF 29N 
AND E OF 40W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.06 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N38W TO 
26N46W TO 23N53W. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC 30 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT NW OF AREA. N OF 30N AND W OF 
71W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N69W TO 29.5N81W. N OF 29N 
AND E OF FRONT TO 62W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT. W OF FRONT AND N OF 30N TO 72W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN N OF 18.5N E OF 76W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO AREAS OF DENSE FOG WITHIN 30 NM OF COAST FROM 
SUWANEE RIVER FLORIDA TO BAFFIN BAY TEXAS.
.18 HOUR FORECAST FOG DISSIPATED.

$$

.FORECASTER MCELROY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.