000
FZNT02 KNHC 211551
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC THU DEC 21 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 21.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI DEC 22.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT DEC 23.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT N OF AREA. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 31N78W TO 
31N66W TO 29N70W TO 31N78W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N57W TO 27N65W TO 29N75W.
WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 31N66W TO 31N57W TO 29N63W TO 31N66W N TO
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT WEAKENED TO TROUGH FROM 31N55W TO 
26N60W. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 31N59W TO 31N55W TO 20N57W TO
31N59W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.ATLC 12 HOUR FORECAST 25N38W TO 26N35W TO 19N35W TO 25N38W  
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.ATLC AND CARIBBEAN 18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY
20N76W TO 20N74W TO 18N75W TO 20N76W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 20N74W TO 20N73W TO 
18N79W TO 19N80W TO 20N74W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 
8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.CARIBBEAN WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 18N70W TO 15N81W TO 11N84W TO 
09N78W TO 11N75W TO 18N70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.GULF OF MEXICO 48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 29N92W TO
23N98W. W OF FRONT N 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.