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FZNT02 KNHC 261616
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC SAT DEC 26.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN DEC 27.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON DEC 28.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.FROM 11N TO 13.5N BETWEEN 73W AND 76W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 12 TO 18 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 18N E WINDS
20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT S OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 79W.
SEAS 10 TO 14 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 9 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 76W NE TO E
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 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 19.5N 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 77W NE TO E
WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 18N
BETWEEN 66W AND 69W AND FROM 10N TO 18N BETWEEN 69W AND 81W E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. S OF 11N
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. 

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.GULF OF MEXICO S OF 24N BETWEEN 91W AND 94W SE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. FROM 24N TO 28N W OF 94W SE WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N BETWEEN 84W AND 87W 
E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.12 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 12 FT...HIGHEST NW PART. S OF 22N BETWEEN 90W
AND 94W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.30 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 29N95W TO 24N98W. W OF FRONT
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. FROM 26N TO 28.5N BETWEEN
92W AND 95.5W S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE N
OF 20N BETWEEN 90W AND 97W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO
11 FT. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N93W 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...EXCEPT 10 TO 12 FT N OF 27N. 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. 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 30N89W TO 24N91W TO 19N96W. S
OF 20N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12
FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT TO 86W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
8 FT. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC FROM 13N 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 FROM 11N TO 24N
BETWEEN 46W AND 77W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE
TO E SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 23N BETWEEN 64W AND 77W...INCLUDING
APPROACHES TO WINDWARD PASSAGE...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO
10 FT E OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N E OF BAHAMAS TO A LINE
FROM 10N45W TO 25N63W TO 26N77W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9
FT IN NE TO E SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 22N BETWEEN 71W AND 75W E TO SE WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE FROM 19N TO 26N E OF
BAHAMAS TO 66W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN E SWELL.

.N OF 23N E OF 50W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N TO
NE SWELL...EXCEPT 12 TO 14 FT N OF 27N E OF 39W. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 27N E OF 55W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8
TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL...HIGHEST FAR E. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF LINE FROM 22N35W TO 21N48W TO 16N61W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL...HIGHEST
S OF 13N E OF 48W.
 
.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 AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.