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FZNT02 KNHC 260303
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST                                               
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
0430 UTC FRI DEC 26 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC FRI DEC 26.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT DEC 27.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN DEC 28.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.FROM 10.5N TO 13.5N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 
KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 17N 
BETWEEN 70W AND 81W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
REMAINDER AREA S OF 17N BETWEEN 74W AND 82W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W NE TO E 
WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 
10N TO 17.5N BETWEEN 70W AND 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 12 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. REMAINDER AREA S OF 16N BETWEEN 75W 
AND 83W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. ELSEWHERE 
FROM  10.5N TO 17.5N BETWEEN 69W AND 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. REMAINDER AREA S OF 17N 
BETWEEN 74W AND 82W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE 
TO E SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FROM 11.5N TO 14.5N BETWEEN 72W AND 77W NE TO E WINDS 
25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 
10.5N TO 17N BETWEEN 69W AND 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 11 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. REMAINDER AREA FROM 10N TO 16N 
BETWEEN 74W AND 83W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE TO E 
SWELL. 
 
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.ATLC N OF 24N BETWEEN 46W AND 53W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 
TO 20 FT IN N SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 28N. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N E OF 
57W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN N 
SWELL...EXCEPT 12 TO 17 FT N OF 26N E OF 46W. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N52W TO 28N56W TO 27N65W. N 
OF 27N W OF FRONT TO 61W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 
13 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N WITHIN 90 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF LINE 
29N66W TO 16N55W TO 15N40W TO 18N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 13 FT IN N TO NE SWELL W OF 45W AND 8 TO 13 FT IN NW TO N 
SWELL E OF 45W. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N42W TO 22N49W TO 22N55W. N 
OF 26N W OF FRONT TO 52W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN 
N TO NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF 69W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. 

.CARIBBEAN 12 HOUR FORECAST WINDWARD PASSAGE NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.GULF OF MEXICO 06 HOUR FORECAST N OF 23N W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

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.FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.