000
FZNT02 KNHC 161552
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC WED DEC 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU DEC 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI DEC 18.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.03 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N94W TO 27N97W TO 24N97W TO
23N98W. N OF 26N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS
THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N90W TO 26N93W TO 23N94W TO
21N97W. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8
FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N85W TO 26N88W TO 22N93W TO
18N94W. S OF 20N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO
11 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 26N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 29N82W TO 25N87W TO 18N93W.
S OF 20N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT TO A LINE FROM 30N89W TO 23N98W NW TO N
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC FIRST TROUGH FROM 27N35W TO 25N38W TO 23N45W. SECOND
TROUGH FROM 31N60W TO 29N65W TO 26N69W. N OF A LINE FROM 31N45W
TO 29N50W TO 29N60W TO 31N63W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8
TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF A LINE FROM 25N35W TO 25N44W TO 29N50W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST FIRST TROUGH DISSIPATED. SECOND TROUGH FROM
31N50W TO 29N54W TO 27N60W. N OF 28N E OF TROUGH TO 40W SW WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL...HIGHEST
NEAR 31N50W. W OF TROUGH TO 56W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
9 TO 15 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 31N50W.
ELSEWHERE N OF A LINE FROM 24N35W TO 24N40W TO 28N60W TO 31N63W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 31N41W TO 28N48W TO 26N60W. N OF
28N E OF TROUGH SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN MIXED
NE AND NW SWELL. N OF 29N W OF TROUGH TO 50W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF
A LINE FROM 24N35W TO 26N56W TO 31N63W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
8 TO 14 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 31N50W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 27N35W TO 25N40W TO 25N53W. N OF
TROUGH E OF 53W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT IN MIXED
NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF A LINE FROM 23N35W TO 17N49W TO
25N60W TO 31N62W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED
NE AND NW SWELL.

.ATLC 33 HOUR FORECAST S OF 21N BETWEEN 70W AND 73W E WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT

.ATLC 42 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT APPROACHING FROM NW. N OF 30N
W OF 74W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N79W TO 29.5N81W. N OF 29.5N
E OF FRONT TO 73W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. W OF
FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC 36 HOUR FORECAST S OF 15N E OF 47W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF A LINE FROM 20N35W TO 12N55W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11.5N TO 15N BETWEEN 68W AND 73W AND FROM 15N TO
18N BETWEEN 71W AND 76W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS
THAN 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS FROM 12.5N TO 18N BETWEEN 69W AND 73W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 16N BETWEEN 65W AND 75W E TO SE
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT W OF 69W. FROM 16N TO 17.5N
BETWEEN 70W AND 75W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 16N BETWEEN 66W AND 78W AND FROM
16N TO 17.5N BETWEEN 71W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
8 TO 10 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.