000
FZNT02 KNHC 272212
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC WED DEC 27 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC WED DEC 27.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU DEC 28.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI DEC 29.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 29N35W TO 25N46W TO 24N61W TO 
10N60W TO 10N50W TO 20N35W TO 29N35W...INCLUDING CARIBBEAN 
PASSAGES...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 20N TO 31N BETWEEN 35W AND 41W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED E AND NW SWELL. WITHIN AREA 
BOUNDED BY 22N61W TO 20N65W TO 15N60W TO 10N60W TO 09N55W TO 
10N50W TO 15N50W TO 22N61W... INCLUDING CARIBBEAN PASSAGES...NE 
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 7N TO 15N BETWEEN 35W AND 40W E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 50W AND 61W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.

.ATLC 24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N63W TO 29N80W. FROM 
30N TO 31N BETWEEN 73W AND 81W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N48W TO 27N60W TO 27N65W 
THEN WARM TO DEVELOPING LOW PRES NEAR 32N74W 1018 MB THEN COLD 
TO 28N81W. N OF COLD FRONT BETWEEN 48W AND 65W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED N AND SE SWELL. FROM 27N TO 31N 
BETWEEN 65W AND 70W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED N 
AND SE SWELL. FROM 28N TO 31N BETWEEN 77W AND 81W N WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.  

.CARIBBEAN WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 17N64W TO 18N70W TO 17N74W TO 
13N79W TO 10N79W TO 13N63W TO 17N64W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE TO E SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 11N96W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 18N70W TO 17N78W TO 
15N80W TO 11N79W TO 10N77W TO 11N74W TO 18N70W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE TO E SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 
11.5N76W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 12N74W TO 14N76W TO 
13N78W TO 12N78W TO 11N77W TO 11N75W TO 12N74W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO WARM FRONT FROM 28N83W TO LOW PRES NEAR 28N88W 
1020 MB THEN COLD FRONT TO 25N97W. N OF FRONT W OF 90W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 28N83W TO LOW PRES NEAR 
27N87W 1020 MB THEN STATIONARY TO 26N94W TO 22N98W. S OF 26N W 
OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. N OF 
22N W OF FRONT AND W OF 87W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT W OF 94W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES DISSIPATED. DISSIPATING STATIONARY 
FRONT FROM 28N83W TO 26N96W TO 21N97W. CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

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.FORECASTER FORMOSA. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.