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FZNT02 KNHC 181615
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC WED DEC 18 2019

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED DEC 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU DEC 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI DEC 20.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 19N91W TO 18N95W TO 20N96W TO 21N96W TO 21N91W TO 19N91W
NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 20 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 19N91W TO 19N96W TO 24N98W TO 30N89W TO 27N83W 
TO 19N91W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA 
WITHIN 26N96W TO 25N96W TO 25N97W TO 27N97W TO 28N94W TO 26N96W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 19N95W TO 22N96W TO 30N87W TO 29N84W TO
24N82W TO 19N95W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT IN N
TO NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 19N92W TO 21N97W TO 24N97W TO 
28N88W TO 23N94W TO 19N92W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN N TO NE SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 25N81W TO 23N84W TO 26N87W TO 28N85W TO
28N83W TO 25N81W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. WITHIN 
19.5N95.5W TO 19N95.5W TO 19N96W TO 20N96W TO 19.5N95.5W NW WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 
19N96W TO 25N93W TO 28N86W TO 24N82W TO 19N96W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 24N81W TO 24N84W TO 25N83W TO 28N85W TO
29N83W TO 24N81W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE S
OF 24.5N E OF 88W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 24N80W TO 23N85W TO 27N87W TO 29N84W TO
24N80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN
24N81W TO 23N85W TO 25N86W TO 24N84W TO 24N81W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC WITHIN 29N79W TO 29N80W TO 30N81W TO 31N81W TO 31N79W TO 
29N79W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. WITHIN 30.5N75W
TO 30.5N75.5W TO 31N76W TO 31N74W TO 30.5N75W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 28N71W TO 25N80W TO 29N80W TO 31N75W TO
31N65W TO 28N71W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 30N78W TO 29N80W TO 30N80W TO 31N79W TO 31N74W 
TO 30N78W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 25N73W TO 24N84W TO 29N77W TO 29N64W TO
25N73W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 28N65W TO 28N80W TO 31N77W TO 31N56W TO 28N65W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 24N75W TO 23N85W TO 27N87W TO 29N77W TO
29N65W TO 24N75W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N
TO NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 23N70W TO 24N75W TO 28N67W TO 
30N80W TO 31N50W TO 23N70W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT 
IN NW TO N SWELL.

.ATLC WITHIN 28N35W TO 26N43W TO 27N52W TO 31N54W TO 31N35W TO
28N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST
NE. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGED WITH AREA DESCRIBED BELOW. 

.ATLC WITHIN 10N49W TO 07N48W TO 11N59W TO 13N59W TO 12N52W TO
10N49W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL. WITHIN 17N45W TO 17N48W TO 19N49W TO 19N46W TO 18N45W TO
17N45W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 07N35W TO 07N57W TO 23N71W TO 26N68W TO 22N35W 
TO 07N35W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 07N43W TO 06N50W TO 10N54W TO 11N49W TO
14N46W TO 07N43W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT IN 
N SWELL. WITHIN 30N55W TO 30N57W TO 30N60W TO 31N63W TO 31N49W TO
30N55W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 07N35W TO 09N60W TO 20N63W TO 31N52W TO 
31N35W TO 07N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW TO N 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30.5N43W TO 30.5N47.5W TO 31N48.5W TO 
31N42.5W TO 30.5N43W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT 
IN W TO NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 07N35W TO 07N56W TO 20N50W TO 
29N55W TO 31N35W TO 07N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT 
IN NW TO N SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 11N67W TO 13N71W TO 13N76W TO 15N67W TO 14N65W
TO 11N67W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN
11N62W TO 14N70W TO 13N80W TO 18N69W TO 15N61W TO 11N62W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 13N68W TO 12N75W TO 14N73W TO 15N72W TO
15N69W TO 13N68W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 13N64W TO 12N73W TO 13N79W TO 16N75W TO 16N69W TO 13N64W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 12N68W TO 13N72W TO 11N78W TO 15N77W TO
16N72W TO 12N68W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 12N67W TO 10N77W TO 12N80W TO 16N79W TO 16N71W TO 12N67W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN 06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 21N86W TO 21N87W TO 22N87W TO
22N86W TO 21N86W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N87W TO 17N88W TO 20N87W TO 22N85W TO
19N86W TO 16N87W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 20N84W TO 17N86W TO 22N87W TO 21N86W TO 22N85W TO 20N84W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST 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.

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.