000
FZNT02 KNHC 190342
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SAT DEC 19 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT DEC 19.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN DEC 20.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON DEC 21.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 18N BETWEEN 65W AND 80W E WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 17N BETWEEN 68W AND 83W NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W NE TO E
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 09N TO 17N
BETWEEN 69W AND 83W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 76W NE TO E
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 09N TO 18N
BETWEEN 67W AND 84W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 30N23W TO 23N46W THEN STATIONARY FRONT TO
26N60W. N OF 22N E OF 59W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 20 FT
IN N SWELL. FROM 07N TO 17N BETWEEN 41W AND 54W NE WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. REMAINDER AREA S OF 22N E OF 58W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 26N25W TO 24N35W THEN
STATIONARY TO 24N49W. FROM 14N TO 23N E OF 50W NE TO E WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. N OF 23N E OF 59W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 17 FT IN N SWELL...HIGHEST NE
PART. S OF 17N BETWEEN 44W AND 55W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9
TO 10 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 17N E OF 61W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 24N25W TO
24N48W. FROM 16N TO 18N BETWEEN 36W AND 39W NE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 11 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 10N BETWEEN 47W AND 53W NE
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF A LINE
FROM 30N49W TO 20N63W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
REMAINDER AREA E OF A LINE FROM 20N63W TO 06N53W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED N AND E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. E OF A LINE FROM 30N39W TO
19N62W TO 06N53W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED
SWELL.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 30N75W TO 26N80W. N OF 29N E OF THE FRONT
TO 70W 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 30N63W TO 23N82W. W OF A LINE
FROM 27N72W TO 22N78W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
ELSEWHERE W OF THE FRONT TO A LINE FROM 30N73W TO 28N78W WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N54W TO 29N59W THEN
STATIONARY TO 26N79W. S OF 28N W OF A LINE FROM 26N65W TO 22N70W
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT OUTSIDE BAHAMAS.  

.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT FROM 26N81W TO 21N87W TO 17N91W. S OF
20N E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT.
ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT TO A LINE FROM 29N85W TO 20N96W N TO
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 25N80W TO 22N88W. E OF
LINE FROM 22N89W TO 18N94W AND S OF 28N E OF 90W NE WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT DISSIPATED. SE OF A LINE FROM
27N83W TO 23N90W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 

.CARIBBEAN 06 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 25N80W TO 21N86W.
N OF 21N W OF 85W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT RETROGRADE TO SE GULF OF MEXICO. W OF A
LINE FROM 20N78W TO 18N85W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10
FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT DISSIPATED OVER SE GULF OF
MEXICO. N OF 18N W OF 83W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER RAMOS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.