000
FZNT02 KNHC 261020
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC SAT DEC 26.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN DEC 27.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON DEC 28.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 73W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 12 TO 18 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 18N...EXCEPT
S OF 14N E OF 65W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT S OF
15N BETWEEN 72W AND 79W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT 11 TO 16 FT IN
NE TO E SWELL S OF 16N BETWEEN 73W AND 79W. FROM 18N TO 20N W OF
84W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. FROM 19N TO 20N
BETWEEN 73W AND 78W...INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. REMAINDER AREA FROM 18N TO 20N
BETWEEN 74W AND 84W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SE
SWELL. S OF 10N WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 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 17 FT. N OF 13N BETWEEN 64W AND
68W AND ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 18N BETWEEN 64W AND 82W E WINDS 20
TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT S OF 15N BETWEEN 73W AND 78W. SEAS
8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT 10 TO 15 FT S OF 15N BETWEEN 73W
AND 79W. S OF 19N W OF 86W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. N
OF 19N BETWEEN 73W AND 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9
FT. REMAINDER AREA S OF 20N W OF 73W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8
TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN E SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 76W NE TO E
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT IN NE SWELL. FROM 12N TO 15N
BETWEEN 66W AND 69W AND FROM 10N TO 18N BETWEEN 69W AND 81W E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN
73W AND 78W. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 19N W OF 86W SE
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. REMAINDER AREA S OF 20N W OF
80W AND S OF 17N BETWEEN 67W AND 80W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8
TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN E SWELL. 

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.GULF OF MEXICO FROM 22N TO 24N BETWEEN 90W AND 92W SE WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST S OF 23N BETWEEN 91W AND 94W SE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. FROM 26N TO 28N W OF 94W SE WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST N OF 23N W OF 94W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8
TO 10 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 22N TO 29N W OF 90W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST NW PART. S OF 22N BETWEEN 90W
AND 93W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 29N95W TO 24N98W. W OF FRONT
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. FROM 26N TO 28.5N BETWEEN
92W AND 95.5W S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN SE SWELL.
ELSEWHERE N OF 20N BETWEEN 90W AND 97W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN SE SWELL. 
.42 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N92W TO 25N94W TO 22N97W. N
OF FRONT TO 28N W OF 96W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10
FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11
FT. N OF 26N E OF FRONT TO 90W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11
FT IN SE SWELL. FROM 22N TO 26N E OF FRONT BETWEEN 90W AND 95W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL. FROM 22N TO
25N BETWEEN 88W AND 90W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N90W TO 24N92W TO 20N97W. N
OF FRONT TO 28N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12
FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12
FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 22N E OF FRONT BETWEEN 87W AND 92W SE TO S
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC FROM 15N TO 23N BETWEEN 57W AND 77W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT...EXCEPT NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT IN APPROACHES TO WINDWARD
PASSAGE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT E OF 76W. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N E OF
BAHAMAS TO A LINE FROM 10N44W TO 24N55W TO 27N77W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 22N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W AND S OF 25N W OF
70W...INCLUDING APPROACHES TO WINDWARD PASSAGE...E WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT E OF 76.5W. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N E OF
BAHAMAS TO A LINE FROM 10N45W TO 26N63W TO 26N77W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 22N BETWEEN 70W AND 75W E TO SE WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT E AND S OF THE BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE S OF
26N E OF BAHAMAS BETWEEN 65W AND 76W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8
TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.

.N OF 24N E OF 50W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N
TO NE SWELL...EXCEPT 12 TO 15 FT N OF 27N E OF 40W. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 17N E OF 51W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8
TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL...HIGHEST FAR E. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST 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 WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER SCHAUER. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.