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FZNT02 KNHC 261536
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC THU DEC 26 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU DEC 26.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI DEC 27.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT DEC 28.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING... 
.COLD FRONT FROM 31N40 TO 28N50W. N OF 28 SE OF FRONT TO 36W SW 
WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE SE OF FRONT TO A 
LINE FROM 28N35W TO 26N40W TO 25N46W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT. NW OF FRONT TO 46W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 12 TO 18 
FT IN NW SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA N OF 26N E OF 55W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N35W TO 29N40W THEN 
STATIONARY TO 28N50W. SE OF FRONT TO A LINE FROM 28N35W TO 
26N40W TO 25N44W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT 
PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. NW OF FRONT TO 42W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 12 TO 16 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N E OF 
50W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGED WITH LOW PRES BELOW.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.LOW PRES NEAR 25N63W 1008 MB WITH COLD FRONT FROM 27N60W TO 
19N66W. S OF 30N TO A LINE FROM 28N55W TO 27N65W TO 26N76W NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 80W N OF A 
LINE FROM 28N55W TO 27N65W TO 24N75W AND E OF THE BAHAMAS WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 27N54W 1007 MB WITH COLD FRONT 
TO 19N62W. FROM 25N TO 29N BETWEEN 54W AND 73W...AND FROM 25N TO 
28N BETWEEN 73W AND 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 
FT E OF THE BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N W OF 50W TO A LINE FROM 
31N65W TO 29N80W AND E OF THE BAHAMAS WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
8 TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN N TO NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N40W TO 28N45W TO 23N50W TO 
22N55W. SE OF FRONT TO A LINE FROM 28N35W TO 23N50W SW WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE SE OF FRONT TO A LINE FROM 
25N35W TO 23N50W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
N OF 23N AND NW OF FRONT BETWEEN 46W AND 62W N WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 23N TO 28N BETWEEN 
62W AND 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 24N35W TO 21N40W TO 19N50W TO 
19N55W. NW OF FRONT TO A LINE FROM 31N40W TO 25N50W TO 25N55W NW 
TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE 
NW OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. 
FROM 19N TO 25N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. SE OF A LINE FROM 25N65W TO TO 27N80W TO 
ANOTHER LINE FROM 19N65W TO 25N80W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT E OF THE BAHAMAS. REMAINDER OF AREA N OF 19N W 
OF 55W AND SE OF A LINE FROM 31N65W TO 27N77W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.

.ATLC S OF 10N BETWEEN 40W AND 50W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN N TO NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN 24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 16N TO 18N BETWEEN 69W AND 74W 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 17.5N BETWEEN 70W AND 77W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT WITHIN 90 NM OF THE COAST OF 
COLOMBIA. 

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

$$
.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.