000
FZNT02 KNHC 281601
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC THU DEC 28 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 28.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI DEC 29.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT DEC 30.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC FROM 21N TO 30N E OF 40W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT 
PRIMARILY IN E SWELL. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 11N62W TO 06N52W TO 
12N47W TO 23N48W TO 22N67W TO 19N67W TO 17N62W TO 
11N62W...INCLUDING CARIBBEAN PASSAGES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED E AND NW SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 56W AND 
61W...INCLUDING CARIBBEAN PASSAGES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN MIXED E AND NW SWELL. S OF 13N AND E OF 40W NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 13N AND E OF 42W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 12N AND E OF 45W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N71W TO 29N78W...THEN STATIONARY 
FRONT TO 28N81W. N OF 30N AND W OF 73W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N52W TO 26.5N65W...THEN 
STATIONARY FRONT TO 27N71W TO LOW PRES 1018 MB NEAR 
30N77W...THEN COLD FRONT TO 28N80W. N OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. W OF 65W SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. E OF 65W SEAS 8 
TO 9 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING WARM FRONT FROM 31N42W TO 29N55W TO 
30N61W. NEW COLD FRONT FROM 31N61W TO 28N72W TO 27N80W. N OF 28N 
AND E OF SECOND COLD FRONT TO 59W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF WARM FRONT AND W OF COLD FRONT TO 65W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. 

.CARIBBEAN WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 18N70W TO 11N74W TO 11N78W 
TO 17N75W TO 18N70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM OF 11.5N76W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM OF 11.5N75W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST 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 MCELROY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.