000
FZNT02 KNHC 230337
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC WED DEC 23 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED DEC 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU DEC 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI DEC 25.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 11 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
11 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W NE TO E
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT. FROM 11N TO 18N BETWEEN 65W
AND 85W E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 11N
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 75W NE TO E
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT. FROM 11N TO 18N BETWEEN 67W
AND 87W E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 11N
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC STATIONARY FRONT FROM 30N36W TO 29N42W DISSIPATING TO
28N60W. WITHIN 60 NM S OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO
11 FT. FROM 19N TO 27N E OF 69W 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 8 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE SE OF A LINE FROM 30N51W TO 25N74W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. FROM 18N TO 26N BETWEEN 47W
AND 74W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE SE
OF LINE FROM 30N43W 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 54W AND 77W E WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 12N TO 28N BETWEEN 35W
AND 75W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED N AND E
SWELL. 

.ATLC 18 HOUR FORECAST N OF 30N BETWEEN 77W AND 79W S WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 30N BETWEEN 77W AND 79W S WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO FROM 23N TO 25N W OF 95W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 29N93W TO 24N97W. N OF 23N
BETWEEN 87W AND 96W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.24 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.