000
FZNT02 KNHC 170307
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC THU DEC 17 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC THU DEC 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI DEC 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT DEC 19.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N52W TO 29N62W TO 31N72W. N OF 30N E OF
FRONT TO 45W SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. N OF 30N W
OF FRONT TO 58W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.
ELSEWHERE N LINE FROM 3N62W TO 24N45W TO 25N35W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.03 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N46W TO 28N60W TO 28N65W. 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 31N35W TO 26N50W THEN
STATIONARY TO 25N60W. N OF 29N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 12 TO 15 FT. N OF 30N W OF FRONT TO 42W NW WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 15 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N E OF 51W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA N OF
23N E OF 61W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 25N35W TO
24N50W TO 24N58W. N OF 24N E OF 50W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 12
TO 20 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N E OF 57W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. 
 
...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.COLD FRONT FROM 29N91W TO 23N97W. FROM 21N TO 28N W OF FRONT NW
TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 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 SE OF AREA. S OF 20N NW TO N WINDS
25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE SE OF LINE FROM
30N83W TO 20N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC 24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 21N BETWEEN 70W AND 73W E WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT

.ATLC 30 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 31N74W TO 23.5N81W. N OF 29N
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. N OF 30N E OF FRONT TO 68W
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.ATLC 33 HOUR FORECAST S OF 14N E OF 47W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 14N BETWEEN 45W AND 55W NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. S OF 20N E OF 57W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE AND E SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN S OF 15N BETWEEN 67W AND 73W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 67W AND 77W NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. FROM 15N TO 18N BETWEEN 73W AND
79W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 15N BETWEEN 67W AND 77W NE TO E WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 15N BETWEEN 73W AND 79W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN E SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN 48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 22N83W TO 17.5N87W.
N OF 21N W OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.