000
FZNT02 KNHC 240918
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC THU DEC 24 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC THU DEC 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI DEC 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT DEC 26.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.FROM 11N TO 14.5N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 18N BETWEEN 67W AND 83W
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT...HIGHEST BETWEEN 70W AND
80W. W OF 85W...INCLUDING YUCATAN CHANNEL...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. S OF 11N WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT
IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 14.5N BETWEEN 73W AND 78W NE TO E
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10.5N TO 18N
BETWEEN 65W AND 83W E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14
FT...HIGHEST BETWEEN 70W AND 82W. S OF 20N W OF 83W E TO SE
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. S OF 10.5N WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 14.5N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W NE TO E
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10.5N TO 18N
BETWEEN 64W AND 83W E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT...
HIGHEST BETWEEN 72W AND 82W. S OF 18N W OF 83W E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. S OF 10.5N WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10
FT IN NE SWELL. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC FROM 19N TO 25N BETWEEN 50W AND 71W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. S OF 22N BETWEEN 71W AND 75W E WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF A LINE FROM 31N35W TO 31N45W
TO 26N76W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN N TO
NE SWELL OUTSIDE BAHAMAS.
.24 HOUR FORECAST OVER ATLC WATERS FROM FROM 17N TO 23N BETWEEN
55W AND 77W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE
FROM12N TO 26N E OF BAHAMAS TO 40W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8
TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NE TO E SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST OVER ATLC WATERS FROM 14N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W
AND 74W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 11N
TO 26N BETWEEN 50W AND 77W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT
PRIMARILY IN NE TO E SWELL E OF BAHAMAS. 

.ATLC N OF 30N BETWEEN 77W AND 80W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO
8 FT IN SE SWELL.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC 18 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N E OF 42W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N35W TO 30N42W. N OF FRONT W
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 25N35W TO 25N42W.
N OF 24N E OF 48W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN N
SWELL...HIGHEST NE.

.GULF OF MEXICO FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 88W AND 91W SE WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.