000
FZNT02 KNHC 250839
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC MON DEC 25 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC MON DEC 25.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE DEC 26.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED DEC 27.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.CARIBBEAN FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W NE WINDS 30 TO 35 
KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 73W AND 
78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. REMAINDER AREA 
FROM 09N TO 16N BETWEEN 74W AND 83W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 
9 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 17N BETWEEN 71W AND 74W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 73W AND 79W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. REMAINDER AREA FROM 09N TO 
16N BETWEEN 74W AND 82W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN E 
SWELL. N OF 17N BETWEEN 71W AND 73W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 78W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. REMAINDER AREA FROM 09.5N TO 
15N BETWEEN 76W AND 82W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN E 
SWELL. N OF 17N BETWEEN 70W AND 73W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09.5N TO 13.5N BETWEEN 74W AND 78W NE TO 
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. REMAINDER AREA FROM 09.5N 
TO 14N BETWEEN 75W AND 81W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN 
E SWELL. N OF 16.5N BETWEEN 70W AND 73W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. ATLC PASSAGES N OF 13N E OF 65W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN E SWELL. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC S OF 25N BETWEEN 35W AND 52W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO
9 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 26N BETWEEN 37W AND 61W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 23N BETWEEN 38W AND 65W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED N AND E SWELL.

.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT FROM 30N86W TO 26N97W. N OF LINE FROM
30N86W TO 27N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST SLOWING COLD FRONT FROM 26N81W TO 24N96W. W OF 
LINE FROM 23N97W TO 19N95W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 
8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 24.5N80W TO 25N90W THEN 
WARM FRONT TO 28N97W. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 27N98W TO 29N89W. WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS WITHIN 90 NM 
OF FRONT.  

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

$$
.FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.