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FZNT02 KNHC 182223
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC FRI DEC 18 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI DEC 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT DEC 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN DEC 20.

.WARNINGS.
 
...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.COLD FRONT FROM 30N78W TO 22N87W TO 18N92W. S OF 21N W OF 94W
NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF
FRONTTO A LINE FROM 29N88W TO 20N96W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
TO 10 FT. 
.06 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N76W TO 25N81W TO 21N88W. S
OF 22N BETWEEN 90W AND 96W N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO
12 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF THE FRONT TO A LINE FROM 29N86W TO 22N95W
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT SE OF AREA. E OF LINE FROM 28N85W
TO 18N95W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 27N E OF 90W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 18N BETWEEN 63W AND 79W E WINDS 20 TO
25KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 17N BETWEEN 67W AND 83W NE TO
EWINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 71W AND 77W NE TO
EWINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 09N TO
17NBETWEEN 67W AND 83W. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 73W AND 79W NE TO
EWINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO
18NBETWEEN 66W AND 82W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 30N27W TO 23N50W THEN STATIONARY FRONT TO
26N60W. E OF A LINE FROM 30N36W TO 30N35W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 20 TO 21 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF A LINE FROM 22N35W
TO 16N48W TO 31N59W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 20 FT
PRIMARILY IN NW TO N SWELL...HIGHEST NE PART. FROM 08N TO 14N
BETWEEN 43W AND 51W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
REMAINDER AREA S OF 16N BETWEEN 39W AND 59W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL.
.06 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N25W TO 24N44W. FROM 23N TO
24N BETWEEN 40W AND 48W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11
FT IN NW TO N SWELL. N OF 22N E OF 59W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
8 TO 20 FT IN N SWELL...HIGHEST NE PART. S OF 19N BETWEEN 40W
AND 57W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED N AND E
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 26N25W TO
24N48W. FROM 18N TO 22N E OF 38W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12
TO 14 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. FROM 13N TO 17N E OF 47W NE WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E
OF 62W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. FROM 10N TO 18N E OF 50W NE
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF
LINE FROM 31N40W TO 21N65W TO 06N53W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8
TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL. 

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 30N78W TO 28N80W. N OF 28N E OF THE FRONT
TO 69W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. N OF 28N W OF
THE FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N65W TO 23N82W. S OF 29N W
OF A LINE FROM 28N71W TO 22N79W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8
FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N59W TO 26N76W THEN
STATIONARY TO 25N80W. S OF 28N W OF 66W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT OUTSIDE BAHAMAS.  

.CARIBBEAN 24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 22N82W
TO 20N86W. W OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. N OF 18N W OF 79W NE WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER NR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.