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FZNT02 KNHC 151501
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC TUE DEC 15 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE DEC 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED DEC 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU DEC 17.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC TROUGH FROM 31N37W TO 28.5N41W TO 26N46W. N OF A LINE FROM
28.5N35W TO 28.5N41W TO 31N50W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT W
TO NW BEHIND TROUGH. ELSEWHERE N OF A LINE FROM 27N35W TO 28N51W
TO 31N55W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 27.5N35W TO 25N40W TO 23N46W. N OF
30N BETWEEN 50W AND 65W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
ELSEWHERE N OF A LINE FROM 25N35W TO 25N45W TO 30N51W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL...HIGHEST
NE PART.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.30 HOUR FORECAST OLD TROUGH DISSIPATED. NEW TROUGH FROM 31N56W
TO 29N61W TO 28N65W. N OF A LINE FROM 31N40W TO 28N45W TO 28N67W
TO 31N65W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT W TO NW BEHIND
TROUGH. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR
31N55W. ELSEWHERE N OF A LINE FROM 24N35W TO 24N40W TO 29N61W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL...
HIGHEST NEAR 31N35W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 31N41W TO 27N50W TO 26N60W. N OF
27N E OF 50W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT
BEHIND TROUGH. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL...
HIGHEST NEAR 31N41W. ELSEWHERE N OF A LINE FROM 25N35W TO 26N58W
TO 31N63W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT IN MIXED NE AND
NW SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 31N50W.

.CARIBBEAN 36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 69W AND 75W
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 67W AND 74W AND FROM
16.5N TO 18N BETWEEN 71W AND 73W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
TO 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO 36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N92W TO
26N95W TO 22N98W. W OF 96W AND W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N87W TO 26N92W TO 23N96W TO
19N96W. S OF 25N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8
FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.