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FZNT02 KNHC 230900
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST                                        
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL                          
1030 UTC TUE DEC 23 2014

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE DEC 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED DEC 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU DEC 25.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING... 
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N93W TO 26N97W. FROM 23N TO 
28N BETWEEN 86W AND 93W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N92W TO 26N94W TO 22N97W. W 
OF 94W AND W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. FROM 
22N TO 29N BETWEEN 85W AND 92W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N90W TO 22N93W TO 19N96W. N 
OF 21N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
N OF 22N E OF 91W AND E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 11 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N87W TO 24N90W TO 18N94W. S  
OF 26N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...EXCEPT 35 TO 40 KT S 
OF 21N W OF 94W. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW TO N 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 23N E OF FRONT TO 85W S 
TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.
.42 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 29N83W TO 25N85W TO 22N87W. S 
OF 22N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. N 
OF 22N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 26N82W TO 22N85W. S OF 23N W 
OF FRONT TO 87W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
ELSEWHERE SE OF A LINE FROM 30N86W TO 22N98W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.ATLC FROM 09N TO 14N BETWEEN 55W AND 60W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC 18 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N BETWEEN 40W AND 50W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED E AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 30N BETWEEN 44W AND 50W NW TO N WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF A LINE FROM 31N37W TO 
28N41W TO 28N47W TO 31N52W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT 
IN MIXED E AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 31N41W TO 28N43W TO 26N50W. N OF 
28N BETWEEN 38W AND 53W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT SW 
WINDS AHEAD OF TROUGH. SEAS 9 TO 19 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL... 
HIGHEST NEAR 31N45W. ELSEWHERE N OF A LINE FROM 29N35W TO 24N44W 
TO 24N53W TO 31N57W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN 
MIXED E AND NW SWELL...HIGHEST N PART.

.ATLC 18 HOUR FORECAST S OF 21N BETWEEN 70W AND 73W E TO SE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.ATLC 36 HOUR FORECAST N OF 30N W OF 76W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N90W TO 29N81W. N OF 29N W 
OF 76W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT W WINDS BEHIND FRONT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 12N TO 14N BETWEEN 73W AND 76W NE TO E WINDS 25 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 18N BETWEEN 69W 
AND 81W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 14N BETWEEN 73W AND 76W NE TO E 
WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 18N 
BETWEEN 68W AND 80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. FROM 
11N TO 17N BETWEEN 80W AND 83W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN E SWELL. FROM 17N TO 20N W OF 80W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11.5N TO 14N BETWEEN 72W AND 75W NE TO E 
WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 18N 
BETWEEN 69W AND 80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E 
SWELL. FROM 11N TO 17N BETWEEN 80W AND 82W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN 48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 22N85W TO 18N86W TO 
16N88W. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT NEAR 
YUCATAN CHANNEL.

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

$$
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.