000
FZNT02 KNHC 170816
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC SAT DEC 17 2022

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT DEC 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN DEC 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON DEC 19.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N66W TO 28N74W THEN STATIONARY TO 24N81W. 
WITHIN 31N62W TO 31N67W TO 30N67W TO 30N64W TO 31N62W SW TO W 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N55W TO 27N72W THEN
DISSIPATING STATIONARY TO 26.5N80W. WITHIN 31N47W TO 31N54W TO 
30N54W TO 30N51W TO 30N49W TO 31N47W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N TO NE SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 31N53W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. CONDITIONS MERGED.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 30N35W TO 25N44W THEN DISSIPATING TO
23N58W. WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N49W TO 29N47W TO 27N42W TO 27N35W
TO 31N35W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT W TO NW WINDS W OF
FRONT. SEAS 10 TO 23 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 31N39W.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 27N35W TO 31N75W TO 20N62W TO 07N56W TO 07N43W
TO 19N52W TO 27N35W...INCLUDING ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND CARIBBEAN 
PASSAGES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 17 FT IN NW TO N SWELL
...EXCEPT N TO NE SWELL W OF 60W...HIGHEST NE PART.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 24N35W TO 21.5N43W.
WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N69W TO 20N68W TO 06N52W TO 07N40W TO 15N35W 
TO 31N35W...INCLUDING ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND CARIBBEAN PASSAGES 
...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 17 FT IN NW TO N SWELL...
EXCEPT N TO NE SWELL W OF 55W...HIGHEST NEAR 31N35W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. WITHIN 31N35W TO 29N65W TO 
20N55W TO 17N61W TO 07N57W TO 07N35W TO 31N35W...INCLUDING 
ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND CARIBBEAN PASSAGES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW TO N SWELL S OF 20N...AND N TO NE SWELL N 
OF 20N...HIGHEST NEAR 31N53W.

.ATLC 42 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N70W TO 24N80W. WITHIN
31N66W TO 31N76W TO 30N75W TO 31N66W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8
TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N64W TO 24N80W. WITHIN 
31N59W TO 31N73W TO 29N73W TO 30N68W TO 29N65W TO 30N60W TO 
31N59W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 14N73W TO 15N78W TO 12N79W TO 10N76W TO 12N71W
TO 14N73W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT W OF 73W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 13N75W TO 14N78W TO 12N80W TO 11N79W TO
10N75W TO 11N74W TO 13N75W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 13N73W TO 13N74W TO 13N76W TO 12N77W TO
10N76W TO 11N73W TO 13N73W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS 
TO 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT FROM 30N90W TO 27N97.5W. WITHIN 
29N93W TO 30N94W TO 30N95W TO 29N95W TO 28N97W TO 27N97W TO 
29N93W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 26.5N82W TO 23N96W TO 19N95W.
WITHIN 26N90W TO 27N94W TO 26N97W TO 21N97W TO 19N96W TO 24N94W 
TO 26N90W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT NW TO N WINDS WITHIN
60 NM OF MEXICO. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST NEAR 22.5N97W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 22N85W TO 22N94W TO
26N97W. WITHIN 27N93W TO 28N97W TO 27N97W TO 24N97W TO 23N94W 
TO 24N91W TO 27N93W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.