000
FZNT02 KNHC 231015
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC MON DEC 23 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC MON DEC 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE DEC 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED DEC 25.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.ATLC LOW PRES AND FRONT APPROACHING THE GEORGIA COAST. N OF 29N 
W OF 75W SE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 
24N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. FROM 
23N TO 30N W OF 61W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
ELSWHERE FROM 22N TO 30N BETWEEN 57W AND BAHAMAS AND N OF 22N E 
OF 57W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW 
SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 32N80W 1004 MB WITH OCCLUDED 
FRONT FROM LOW TO 30N77W...THEN COLD FRONT TO 27N77W TO 22N79W.
N OF 29N BETWEEN 70W AND 76W E TO SE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 
TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N BETWEEN 65W AND 76W SE TO S WINDS 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BETWEEN 71W 
AND 76W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. W OF FRONT FROM 24N TO 28N W WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 31N80W 
TO 31N73W TO 31N66W TO 29N59W TO 31N57W TO 31N35W TO 21N35W TO 
21N51W TO 21N65W TO 31N73W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL E OF 61W AND IN MIXED NE AND SE SWELL W 
OF 61W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 31N76W 1004 MB WITH OCCLUDED 
FRONT FROM LOW TO 30N74W...THEN COLD FRONT TO 26N76W TO 22N78W.
LITTLE CHANGE IN CONDITIONS. 
.42 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE IN CONDITIONS...EXCEPT N OF 29N 
W OF 79W NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 31N69W 1005 MB WITH OCCLUDED 
FRONT FROM LOW TO 30N68W...THEN COLD FRONT TO 25N67W TO 20N75W. 
WARM FRONT TO EXTEND FROM 30N68W TO 31N56W. FROM 29N TO 31N 
BETWEEN 56W AND 59W S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. 
NW OF LINE FROM 31N77W TO 29N81W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT 9 TO 14 FT N OF 29N W OF 79W. N OF 29N 
BETWEEN 74W AND 79W AND N OF 30N BETWEEN 68W AND 74W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N BETWEEN 
54W AND BAHAMAS WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED 
SWELL. NE OF LINE FROM 31N52W TO 22N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC S OF 21N E OF 65W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN 
MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE IN CONDITIONS.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 22N WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT 
IN N TO NE SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 17N BETWEEN 68W AND 77W...INCLUDING GULF 
OF VENEZUELA...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT FROM 11N 
TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 76W. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT LESS THAN 
8 FT GULF OF VENEZUELA.
.09 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE IN CONDITIONS...EXCEPT E WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 76W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE IN CONDITIONS.
.30 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 16N BETWEEN 72W AND 78W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN COLD FRONT FROM 22N83W TO 18N88W. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 22N79W TO 16N86W. W OF FRONT 
FROM 16N TO 18N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 22N79W TO 16N85W. WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 22N78W TO 16N84W. W OF FRONT 
TO 85W FROM 16N TO 18N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT. 
.30 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 22N77W TO 16N81W TO 11N84W. W 
OF FRONT TO COAST OF HONDURAS AND NICARAGUA FROM 11N TO 17N NW 
TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 21N75W TO 15N78W TO 10N83W. W 
OF FRONT TO COAST OF NICARAGUA FROM 10N TO 15N N WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO N OF 27N BETWEEN 85W AND 92W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 20N BETWEEN 93W AND 95W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN N SWELL.
.06 HOUR FORECAST FROM 24N TO 30N BETWEEN 84W AND 91W AND FROM 
23N TO 26N E OF 84W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT...EXCEPT TO 8 FT FROM 23N TO 26N E OF 84W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 28N E OF 90W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
8 TO 11 FT IN DECAYING NW SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 23N82W TO 22N85W TO 23N86W TO 27N84W TO 
23N82W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.42 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.

$$
.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.