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FZNT02 KNHC 201002
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST                                               
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL                          
1030 UTC FRI DEC 20 2013

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 FRI DEC 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT DEC 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN DEC 22.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.CARIBBEAN FROM 10N TO 17N BETWEEN 73W AND 80W AND FROM 13N TO 
18N BETWEEN 68W AND 73W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 
KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY 
IN NE TO E SWELL. FROM 10N TO 16N BETWEEN 80W AND 82W AND FROM 
12N TO 16N BETWEEN 64W AND 68W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT 
IN NE SWELL. WINDWARD PASSAGE NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W NE TO E 
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 
10N TO 17N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W AND FROM 14N TO 18N BETWEEN 65W 
AND 74W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN 
NE SWELL...HIGHEST W OF GALE AREA. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 17N 
BETWEEN 80W AND 82W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE 
SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 17N BETWEEN 70W AND 80W AND N OF 
17N BETWEEN 70W AND 73W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 
KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST 
SE PART. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 17N BETWEEN 75W AND 82W FROM 13N 
TO17N BETWEEN 64W AND 70W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 17N BETWEEN 70W AND 80W AND 
ELSEWHERE N OF 15N BETWEEN 62W AND 73W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT...EXCEPT TO 13 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. FROM 13N TO 
15N BETWEEN 64W AND 70W AND ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 18N BETWEEN 
71W AND 82W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
 
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC WITHIN 240 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 31N56W TO 23N70W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN PRIMARILY MIXED SE AND 
NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGE WITH PARAGRAPH BELOW.
 
.ATLC FROM 13N TO 17N E OF 36W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
10 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 21N BETWEEN 63W AND 68W AND 
BETWEEN 72W AND 75W...INCLUDING APPROACHES TO THE WINDWARD 
PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE 
E OF BAHAMAS S OF LINE FROM 31N39W TO 23N52W TO 23N73W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 22N BETWEEN 71W AND 75W...INCLUDING 
APPROACHES TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF BAHAMAS SE OF LINE FROM 
31N56W TO 23N75W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY 
IN NE TO E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 23N BETWEEN 71W AND 75W...INCLUDING 
APPROACHES TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. FROM 17N TO 25N BETWEEN 53W AND 67W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E 
OF BAHAMAS S OF LINE FROM 31N52W TO 26N65W TO 26N76W...EXCEPT S 
OF LINE FROM 07N41W TO 16N50W TO 07N58W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NE TO E SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 73W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 12N TO 17N BETWEEN
68W AND 77W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. REMAINDER
OF AREA FROM 10N TO 17N BETWEEN 64W AND 82W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.GULF OF MEXICO FROM 23N TO 25N E OF 85W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 25N W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT NW OF AREA. W OF 92W N OF LINE FROM 
28N92W TO 23N98W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SE 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N91W TO 24N98W. WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER SCHAUER. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.