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FZNT02 KNHC 171530
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC SUN DEC 17 2023

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SUN DEC 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON DEC 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE DEC 19.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.LOW PRES OF 994 MB NEAR 29N82W. N OF 27N W OF 74W SE TO S WINDS 
30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 22 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 
17N W OF 60W...INCLUDING ATLANTIC EXPOSURES...E TO SE WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.  
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N75W TO 22N78W. N OF 27N W 
OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT IN SE 
SWELL. N OF 27N E OF FRONT TO 70W SE TO S WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. 
SEAS 12 TO 20 FT IN SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N W OF 60W... 
INCLUDING ATLANTIC EXPOSURES...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N71W TO 21N75W. N OF 27N W 
OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT IN SE 
SWELL. N OF 27N E OF FRONT TO 65W SE TO S WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. 
SEAS 12 TO 18 FT IN SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 17N W OF 60W... 
INCLUDING ATLANTIC EXPOSURES...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N68W TO 20N71W. N OF 22N E 
OF FRONT TO 60W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NE 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 19N W OF 60W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT IN NE TO E SWELL...EXCEPT 12 TO 14 FT N OF 28N W OF 
FRONT TO 70W. 

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.N OF 28N BETWEEN 40W AND 50W NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 
14 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 31N35W TO 21N55W TO 17N60W... 
INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND PASSAGES...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.  
.12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N BETWEEN 40W AND 45W NE WINDS 30 TO 35 
KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF A LINE FROM 31N36W TO 
20N50W TO 15N60W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND 
PASSAGES...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST E OF 50W AND NW OF A LINE FROM 31N37W TO 
25N50W NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
ELSEWHERE NW OF A LINE FROM 31N36W TO 21N50W TO 17N60W... 
INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND PASSAGES...NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT 12 TO 16 FT N OF 
23N AND E OF 60W. FROM 21N TO 26N BETWEEN 40W AND 43W SE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N BETWEEN 46W AND 55W E WINDS 30 TO 35 
KT. SEAS 18 TO 21 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF A LINE FROM 
30N35W TO 23N45W TO 22N55W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 
18 FT IN NE SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 20N TO 26N BETWEEN 35W 
AND 47W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N TO NE 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 19N E OF 60W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.LOW PRES E OF AREA. N OF 26N E OF 85W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 
KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N E OF 92W NW TO N WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 22N BETWEEN 85W AND 97W... 
INCLUDING THE YUCATAN CHANNEL...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT...EXCEPT TO 8 FT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL. REMAINDER OF THE AREA 
FROM 22N TO 28N E OF 96W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
NW SWELL. 
.06 HOUR FORECAST E OF 87W...INCLUDING THE YUCATAN CHANNEL...NW 
TO N WINDS  20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF A LINE 
FROM 29N87W TO 27N93W TO 19N96W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 24.5N BETWEEN 83W AND 88W...INCLUDING THE 
YUCATAN CHANNEL...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.CARIBBEAN COLD FRONT FROM 23N82W TO 18N87W. N OF 15N W OF 
83W...INCLUDING IN YUCATAN CHANNEL AND THE GULF OF HONDURAS W TO 
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 21N75W TO 10N80W. FROM 10N TO 
18N BETWEEN 80W AND 85W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 20N71W TO 10N79W. W OF FRONT 
TO A LINE FROM 20N80W TO 16N85W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 

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

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.FORECASTER . NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.