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FZNT02 KNHC 260339
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SAT DEC 26 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 26.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN DEC 27.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON DEC 28.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 18N BETWEEN 65W AND 83W
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT S OF 15N BETWEEN 73W
AND 79W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT 11 TO 16 FT S OF 16N BETWEEN
73W AND 79W. S OF 20N W OF 83W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT
IN E SWELL. FROM 18N TO 19N BETWEEN 78W AND 79.5W E WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. S OF 10N WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8
TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W NE TO E
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 18N E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT S OF 15N BETWEEN 73W AND
79W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT 10 TO 15 FT S OF 15N BETWEEN 73W
AND 79W. S OF 18N W OF 83W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8
FT. WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 19N79W TO 20N74W...INCLUDING
WINDWARD PASSAGE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
S OF 10N WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 74W AND 78W NE TO E
WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10.5N TO 18N
BETWEEN 67W AND 83W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...
EXCEPT 9 TO 13 FT S OF 16N BETWEEN 73W AND 81W. S OF 18N W OF
83W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. FROM 18N TO
19.5N BETWEEN 77.5W AND 79W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN
8 FT. S OF 10.5N WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE
SWELL. 

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.GULF OF MEXICO FROM 21N TO 23N BETWEEN 89W AND 91W E WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST S OF 24N BETWEEN 91W AND 94W SE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N BETWEEN 84W AND 88W E
TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST FROM 24N TO 28N W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FROM 22N TO 24N BETWEEN 89W AND 91W E TO
SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 24N W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. FROM 22N TO 24N BETWEEN 87W AND 90W E TO
SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N96W TO 24N98W. W OF FRONT
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 26N E OF FRONT TO
93W S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. FROM 20N TO 24N
BETWEEN 89W AND 96W AND FROM 24N TO 26N E OF FRONT TO 89W SE TO
S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N BETWEEN
84W AND 87W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N94W TO 24N95W TO 22N98W.
W OF FRONT N OF 25N NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT.
N OF 25N E OF FRONT TO 90W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC FROM 15N TO 24N BETWEEN 53W AND 78W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...
EXCEPT NE 25 TO 30 KT IN APPROACHES TO WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 8
TO 10 FT E OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 26N BETWEEN 46W AND
76W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL E OF
BAHAMAS. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 23N BETWEEN 63W AND 81W...INCLUDING
APPROACHES TO WINDWARD PASSAGE E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT
BETWEEN BAHAMAS AND 63W. ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 26N BETWEEN 49W
AND 77W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL E OF
BAHAMAS.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 24N BETWEEN 61W AND 75W AND S OF 23N
BETWEEN 75W AND 81W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS W
OF BAHAMAS. SEAS TO 9 FT BETWEEN BAHAMAS AND 61W. ELSEWHERE FROM
10N TO 26N BETWEEN 54W AND 75W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9
FT IN NE TO E SWELL.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 26N35W TO 28N50W. N OF FRONT E OF 39W N
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF
FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 22N35W TO
22N45W. N OF 20N E OF 51W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT
IN N TO NE SWELL...HIGHEST FAR E. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. E OF A LINE FROM 26N35W TO
22N51W TO 15N54W TO 07N48W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT
IN N TO NE SWELL. 

.GULF OF MEXICO S OF 24N E OF 84W...INCLUDING STRAITS OF
FLORIDA...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

$$
.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.