000
FZNT02 KNHC 241600
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC SUN DEC 24 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SUN DEC 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON DEC 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE DEC 26.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.CARIBBEAN WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 18N70W TO 16N80W TO 10N81W TO
09N77W TO 12N73W TO 18N70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
13 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10 TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W NE WINDS 30
TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 
18N70W TO 16N80W TO 10N81W TO 09N77W TO 12N73W TO 18N70W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 13N79W TO 13N75W TO
11.5N74W TO 10N79W TO 13N79W NE TO E WINDS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 15N80W TO 15N77W TO 11.5N74W TO 10N81W TO
15N80W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 13N79W TO 11.5N74W TO
09.5N79W TO 13N79W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 28N35W TO 24N47W TO 07N47W TO
07N35W TO 28N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN
E SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 26N35W TO 27N44W TO 
21N58W TO 07N49W TO 07N35W TO 26N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN E SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 30N35W TO 21N65W TO 
06N53W TO 07N35W TO 30N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT
IN E SWELL.

.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT FROM 30N85W TO 26N90W THEN STATIONARY
TO 18N94W. S OF 21N W OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 
FT. 
.06 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE IN FRONT POSITION. CONDITIONS 
IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST NEW COLD FRONT FROM 29N82W TO 21N97W MERGING
WITH PREVIOUS FRONT. N OF 27N W OF 92W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM COLD FRONT FROM 26.5N82.5W TO
21.5N97W TO 20N96W. N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 24N81W TO
24N90W. CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 
8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.