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FZNT02 KNHC 291601
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC FRI DEC 29 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI DEC 29.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT DEC 30.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN DEC 31.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC S OF LINE FROM 14N35W TO 07N44W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 55W AND 61W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 13N E OF 49W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 
9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. FROM 11N TO 16N BETWEEN 51W AND 60W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 11N BETWEEN 40W AND 50W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF LINE FROM 18N35W TO 
14N60W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.

.COLD FRONT FROM 31N52W TO 27N61W TO 28N66W...STATIONARY FRONT 
TO 30N73W THEN WARM FRONT TO LOW PRES 1020 MB NEAR 30N77W. 
WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM LOW TO 25.5N80W. N OF FRONT AND W OF 
62W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF LINE FROM 
31N53W TO 27N65W TO 28N81W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT 
IN N TO NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N42W TO 29N51W...THEN 
WARM FRONT TO LOW PRES N OF AREA NEAR 32N60W 1014 MB. COLD FRONT 
FROM LOW TO 28N77W. OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 210 NM SE 
SEMICIRCLE OF LOW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE 
N OF LINE FROM 31N35W TO 29N43W TO 27N56W TO 28N76W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. E OF 60W SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. W OF 60W SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW WELL N OF AREA. WEAKENING WARM FRONT FROM 
31N52W TO 29N59W TO 31N65W. N OF LINE FROM 27N35W TO 23N45W TO 
29N52W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. 

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 75W AND 80W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 12N BETWEEN 74W AND 76W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 12N BETWEEN 74W AND 76W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

$$
.FORECASTER MCELROY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.