000
FZNT02 KNHC 161017
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC WED DEC 16 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED DEC 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU DEC 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI DEC 18.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.30 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N89W TO 25N94W TO 19N6W.
FROM 22N TO 24N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS
THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N87W TO 25N93W TO 19N95W. S
OF 25N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT
S OF 21N OF 95W. SEAS TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT S OF 21N W OF
95W.
.42 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N85W TO 25N90W TO 19N94W. S
OF 21N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
ELSEWHERE S OF 25N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT
25 TO 30 KT S OF 22N W OF 94W. SEAS TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT
S OF 22N W OF 94W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N84W TO 26N87W TO 18.5N93W.
S OF 20N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.
ELSEWHERE S OF 26N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT
25 TO 30 KT S OF 22N W OF 94W. SEAS TO 9 FT...EXCEPT 9 TO 11 FT
S OF 22N W OF 94W.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC TROUGH FROM 31N31W TO 26N38W TO 24N46W. N OF 25N E OF 52W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW TO N SWELL...EXCEPT 
10 TO 13 FT N OF 28N E OF 42W.
.06 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. COLD FRONT FROM 31N62W TO
30N70W. N OF 29N E OF FRONT TO 47W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N E OF LINE FROM 31N65W TO
25N47W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N50W TO 28N60W. N OF 28N E
OF FRONT TO 40W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT N OF
29N. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT 11 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL N OF 29N.
N OF 29N W OF FRONT TO 56W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13
FT. ELSEWHERE N OF A LINE FROM 31N63W TO 28N53W TO 26N44W TO
24N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N35W TO 26N52W. N OF 28N E
OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. N OF 29N W OF
FRONT TO 45W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 15 TO 19 FT IN NW SWELL.
ELSEWHERE N OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT IN NW
SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA N OF 24N E OF 61W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.

.ATLC 42 HOUR FORECAST S OF 21N BETWEEN 70W AND 73W E WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 21.5N BETWEEN 70W AND 74W E TO S WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 14.5NN BETWEEN 68W AND 75W NE TO E WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS FROM 13N TO 17N
BETWEEN 70W AND 73W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 67W AND 71W AND FROM
11N TO 16N BETWEEN 71W AND 75W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8
FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 15N BETWEEN 67W AND 71W AND FROM 11N TO
17N BETWEEN 71W AND 75W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 18N BETWEEN 70W AND 76W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN E SWELL.

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

$$
.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.