000
FZNT02 KNHC 222216
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC TUE DEC 22 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE DEC 22.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED DEC 23.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU DEC 24.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 78W E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS
12 TO 15 FT. FROM 10.5N TO 18N E OF 83W E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 11N WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO
10 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 72W AND 78W E WINDS 30
TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT. FROM 11N TO 18N E OF 83W E WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 11N WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 76W NE TO E
WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. FROM 10.5N TO 18N BETWEEN
65W AND 83W E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF
11N WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 73W AND 79W E WINDS 30
TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. FROM 10.5N TO 18N BETWEEN 67W AND
87W E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT. FROM 16N TO 18N
BETWEEN 64W AND 69W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE
S OF 11N WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC STATIONARY FRONT FROM 30N36W TO 28N60W. WITHIN 75 NM S OF
FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. FROM 18N TO 27N E
OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE SE
OF A LINE FROM 30N53W TO 24N74W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO
10 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. FROM 18N TO 25N BETWEEN 40W
AND 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. S OF 23N
BETWEEN 70W AND 76W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
ELSEWHERE SE OF LINE FROM 30N45W TO 25N75W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 18N TO 23N BETWEEN 58W AND 75W E WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 16N TO 27N WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL. 

.ATLC 18 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N BETWEEN 78W AND 80W S WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO 06 HOUR FORECAST FROM 23N TO 26N W OF 94.5W S
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 29N95W TO 23N97W. W OF A LINE
FROM 29N86W TO 23N93W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT N OF AREA. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER RAMOS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.