000
FZNT02 KNHC 162216
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC WED DEC 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU DEC 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI DEC 18.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N53W TO 29N60W TO 29N65W. N OF 28N E
OF FRONT TO 45W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 29N
W OF  FRONT TO 63W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10
FT.ELSEWHERE N OF 24N E OF 50W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12
FT IN NW SWELL.
.03 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N47W TO 38N60W TO 29N65W. N
OF 30N BETWEEN 45W AND 48W SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 15
FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 28N E OF FRONT TO 37W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. N OF 28N W OF FRONT TO 55W NW WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA N OF LINE FROM 31N61W
TO 24N 35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.09 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N42W TO 27N55W TO 27N65W. N
OF 28N E OF FRONT TO 37W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT.
N OF 28N W OF FRONT TO 50W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15
FT. ELSEWHERE N OF LINE FROM 31N62W TO 28N58W TO 24N35W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N38W TO 26N50W THEN
STATIONARY TO 26N60W. N OF 28N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 12 TO 15 FT. N OF 29N W OF FRONT TO 46W NW WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N E OF 62W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 25N35W TO 24N50W
THEN DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT TO 24N58W. N OF 24N E OF 52W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 12 TO 19 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N
OF 20N E OF 60W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY
IN NW SWELL. 
 
...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.COLD FRONT FROM 30N93W TO 21N27W. 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 30N87W TO 24N92W TO 18N94W. S
OF 24N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N85W TO 22N91W TO 19N92W. S
OF 20N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
ELSEWHERE S OF 24N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 26N82W TO 21N87W. S OF 20N W
OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE N
OF FRONT AND SOUTH OF LINE FROM 29.5N84W TO 20N97W N WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC 30 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 36 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 31N78W TO 28.5N81W. N OF FRONT
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF 30N E OF FRONT TO 70W
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 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 S OF 13N BETWEEN 66W AND 72W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS FROM 13N TO 18N BETWEEN
67W AND 71W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 18N BETWEEN 68W AND 75W E TO SE
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 67W AND 76W NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 14N BETWEEN 72W AND 79W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.

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

$$
.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.