704 
FZNT02 KNHC 280408
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SAT DEC 28 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC SAT DEC 28.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN DEC 29.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON DEC 30.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 30N35W TO LOW PRES NEAR 30N36W 1004 MB AND 
TO 23N45W TO 21N53W TO 21N60W THEN SHEAR LINE TO 25N77W. SECOND 
COLD FRONT FROM 31N38W TO 25N50W TO 24N60W THEN DISSIPATING TO 
28N71W. COLD FRONTS TO MERGE BY 06 HOURS. N OF FIRST FRONT TO 
SECOND FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NW TO N WINDS E 
OF 51W. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF SHEAR LINE E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST MERGED COLD FRONT FROM 30N35W TO 20N50W...THEN 
SHEAR LINE TO 22N66W TO 25N77W. N OF FRONT E OF 50W NW TO N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT 11 TO 15 
FT N OF 26N BETWEEN 41W AND 54W. WITHIN 90 NM N OF SHEAR LINE E 
OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE 
N OF LINE FROM 24N35W TO 20N50W AND E OF 50W AND ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 180 NM N OF SHEAR LINE WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT IN N TO NE SWELL...EXCEPT 10 TO 14 FT IN NW TO N SWELL E OF 
56W.
.18 HOUR COLD FRONT FROM 24N35W TO 19N50W...THEN SHEAR LINE TO 
20N66W TO 25N78W. N OF FRONT TO 27N AND E OF 44W NW TO N WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. WITHIN 90 NM N OF 
SHEAR LINE E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT. ELSEWHERE N OF LINE FROM 23N35W TO 19N50W TO 19N65W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 23N35W TO 
18N49W...THEN SHEAR LINE TO 20N66W TO 22N77W. WITHIN 90 NM NW OF 
FRONT E OF 40W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N 
SWELL. WITHIN 90 NM N OF SHEAR LINE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT E OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE N OF 18N AND E OF LINE 
FROM 31N59W TO 27N68W TO 23N74W TO 18N69W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL...EXCEPT 11 TO 15 FT IN NW TO N 
SWELL E OF 51W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 21N35W TO 
18N48W...THEN TROUGH TO 19N64W TO 20N71W TO 21N77W. WITHIN 60 NM 
N OF TROUGH BETWEEN 68W AND 76W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT E OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 31N58W TO 
31N35W TO 15N35W TO 13N46W TO 14N57W TO 18N63W TO 20N72W TO 
26N55W TO 31N58W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE 
SWELL...EXCEPT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL E OF 46W.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 15N TO 17.5N BETWEEN 70W AND 73W NE TO E WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.  
.18 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 70W AND 76W... 
INCLUDING GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 
8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.30 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 12N BETWEEN 75W AND 76W NE TO E 
WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 14N 
BETWEEN 70W AND 77W...INCLUDING GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 70W AND 
76W...INCLUDING GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT OUTSIDE GULF OF VENEZUELA. FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 
76W AND 79W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.GULF OF MEXICO 18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT W OF AREA. FROM 24N 
TO 27N W OF 96W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT ALONG TEXAS COAST. WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N84W TO 27N95W TO 24N98W.
W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N91W TO 26N94W TO 23N98W.
NW OF FRONT TO LINE FROM 30N93W TO 27N97W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.