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FZNT02 KNHC 131016
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC SUN DEC 13 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC SUN DEC 13.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON DEC 14.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE DEC 15.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.LOW PRES N OF AREA NEAR 32N39W 999 MB. OVER FORECAST WATERS
WITHIN 360 NM S SEMICIRCLE OF LOW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO
19 FT IN NW TO N SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 28N. ELSEWHERE N OF A LINE
FROM 23N35W TO 24N48W TO 26N60W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 9 TO
13 FT IN N SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 28N35W TO 21N50W. N OF 25N E
OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. N OF 27N W OF
FRONT TO 40W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT.
ELSEWHERE N OF 21N E OF 52W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT
IN N TO NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 26N35W TO 22N46W. N
OF 26N E OF 36W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW
SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N E OF 48W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8
TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL...EXCEPT 10 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN NW
SWELL BETWEEN 36W AND 40W.
.36 HOUR FORECAST NEW COLD FRONT FROM 31N41W TO 28N47W. N OF 29N 
E OF 47W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE
NE OF LINE FROM 31N54W TO 22N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N38W TO 28N44W. N OF 28N E
OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 30N W OF
FRONT TO 45W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT.
ELSEWHERE N OF LINE FROM 31N52W TO 25N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.

.TROUGH ALONG 75W FROM 27N TO 21N. FROM 24N TO 28N W OF 71W NE
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT E OF BAHAMAS.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 28N80W TO 23N81W. FROM 27N TO 31N
W OF 75W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH WEAKENING JUST NW OF AREA. N OF 29N
BETWEEN 76W AND 80W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 14.5N BETWEEN 67W AND 77W NE TO E WINDS
20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT FROM 11N TO 12N BETWEEN 74W
AND 76W. SEAS TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT FROM 11N TO 12N 
BETWEEN 74W AND 76W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 68W AND 72W...FROM 11N
TO 17N BETWEEN 72W AND 75W AND FROM 11.5N TO 15N BETWEEN 75W AND
76W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FROM 12N TO 17N
BETWEEN 76W AND 79W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN 
E SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 14N TO 17N BETWEEN 73W AND 78W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 13N BETWEEN 68W AND 74W NE TO E WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO N OF 22N W OF 90W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25
KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT N OF
26N. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N94W TO 25N97W. N OF 21N W
OF 89W TO FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT S TO SW 25 TO
30 KT N OF 26N W OF 90W. SEAS 8 FT...EXCEPT 9 TO 12 FT N OF 26N
W OF 90W. NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 29N90W TO 26N92W TO
21N97W. N OF 27N E OF FRONT TO 87W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS TO 8 FT. WITHIN 60 NM W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25
KT...EXCEPT N TO NE WINDS S OF 26N. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 30N84W TO 26N88W AND
STATIONARY TO 19N93W. 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 AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.