000
FZNT02 KNHC 180819
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC SUN DEC 18 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SUN DEC 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON DEC 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE DEC 20.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N56W TO 29N61W THEN DISSIPATING
STATIONARY TO 27N70W TO 26.5N80W. WITHIN 31N46.5W TO 31N55W TO 
30N53.5W TO 30N48.5W TO 31N46.5W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
11 TO 13 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N69W
TO 22N62W TO 10N60W TO 07N43W TO 15N35W TO 31N35W...INCLUDING 
ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND IN CARIBBEAN PASSAGES...WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT IN NW TO N SWELL...EXCEPT N TO NE SWELL W
OF 55W...HIGHEST NEAR 31N35W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW COLD FRONT FROM 31N68W TO 24N80W. WITHIN
31N73W TO 31N35W TO 07N35W TO 09N61W TO 20N62W TO 23N52W TO
31N73W...INCLUDING ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND IN CARIBBEAN PASSAGES 
...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW TO N 
SWELL...EXCEPT N TO NE SWELL W OF 58W...HIGHEST ALONG 31N BETWEEN
49W AND 55W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N53W TO 25N65W TO 22.5N79.5W.
WITHIN 31N46W TO 31N50W TO 30N50W TO 30N48W TO 30N46W TO 31N46W 
SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N35W TO 27N54W TO 31N71W TO 19N59W TO 08N56W 
TO 07N35W TO 31N35W...INCLUDING ATLANTIC EXPOSURES...WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW TO N SWELL...EXCEPT N TO NE SWELL
W OF 50W.

.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 13N74W TO 14N78W TO 12N80W TO 10N79W TO 10N76W
TO 11N73W TO 13N74W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT W
OF 74W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 13N74W TO 13N76W TO 12N77W TO 11N77W TO
10N76W TO 11N74W TO 13N74W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8
FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE...EXCEPT SEAS 8 TO 9 FT BETWEEN
74W AND 77W.

.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT FROM 28N83W TO 23N93W THEN STATIONARY
TO 18N94W. WITHIN 25N88W TO 27N93W TO 25N97W TO 21N98W TO 
19N96W TO 24N94W TO 25N88W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT NW
TO N WINDS OFFSHORE MEXICO. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT W OF 91W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 22N85W TO 22N90W TO
25N97.5W. WITHIN 26N91W TO 28N96W TO 28N97W TO 25N97W TO 24N96W
TO 23N91W TO 26N91W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT 
IN NE TO E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WARM FRONT FROM 29N86W TO LOW PRES NEAR
28.5N94W 1014 MB. COLD FRONT FROM LOW TO 23N97.5W. WITHIN 
30N87W TO 30N90W TO 29N90W TO 30N92W TO 29N94W TO 28N90W TO 
30N87W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS N OF
WARM FRONT. SEAS TO 8 FT OFFSHORE SE LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI.

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

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.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.