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FZNT02 KNHC 121616
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC SAT DEC 12 2015

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT DEC 12.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN DEC 13.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON DEC 14.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.COLD FRONT FROM 31N45W TO 26N59W. N OF 29N BETWEEN 44W AND 52W
SW TO W WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 21 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N
W OF THE FRONT TO 55W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT AND E OF THE
FRONT TO 42W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. REMAINDER OF
AREA N OF A LINE FROM 31N62W TO 26N50W TO 25N35W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES N OF AREA NEAR 33N43W. OVER FORECAST
WATERS WITHIN 350 NM S SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO
18 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF LINE FROM 27N61W TO 25N50W TO 22N40W TO
22N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES N OF AREA NEAR 33N38W. OVER FORECAST
WATERS WITHIN 400 NM S SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO
17 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF LINE FROM 25N62W TO 22N45W TO 20N35W WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF A LINE FROM 28N48W TO 19N40W TO
21N35W...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS SEAS 12 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF
15N E OF 48W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.12 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 26N75W TO 20N73W. FROM 25N TO 27N
BETWEEN 70W AND 77W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 27N75W TO 20N74W. FROM 24N TO 28N
BETWEEN 71W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 28N78W TO 23N78W. FROM 26N TO 29N
BETWEEN 73W AND 80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N BETWEEN 77W AND 81W. SE WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 67W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 16N BETWEEN 68W AND 79W NE TO E WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 70W AND 79W NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 70W AND 79W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 90W S TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST N OF 23N W OF 90W S TO SE WINDS 20 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N91W TO 22N98W. WITHIN 60 NM
W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N87W TO 20N95W. WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

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

$$
.FORECASTER LATTO. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.