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FZNT02 KNHC 271009
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC SUN DEC 27 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SUN DEC 27.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON DEC 28.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE DEC 29.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.FROM 11N TO 13.5N BETWEEN 73W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 12 TO 17 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 18N BETWEEN
67W AND 83W E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT PRIMARILY IN E
SWELL. S OF 18N W OF 85W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N
OF 19N BETWEEN 73W AND 78W...INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. REMAINDER AREA S OF 18N
BETWEEN 66W AND 84W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT E
SWELL...EXCEPT 9 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL S OF 10N.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W NE TO E
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10.5N TO 18N
BETWEEN 67W AND 82W E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT
PRIMARILY IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 10.5N TO 20N BETWEEN 82W
AND 85W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN E SWELL.
S OF 10.5N WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. S
OF 21N W OF 85W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF HONDURAS SE WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.30 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 18N BETWEEN 66W AND 80W NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT 10 TO 15
FT S OF 15N BETWEEN 74W AND 79W. FROM 17N TO 20N W OF 86W SE
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. N OF 19N W OF 85W AND ELSEWHERE
S OF 19N BETWEEN 74W AND 86W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12
FT PRIMARILY IN E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 18N BETWEEN 66W AND 81W E WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT PRIMARILY IN E SWELL. S OF 18.5N W
OF 86W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF
19N W OF 74W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN E
SWELL. 

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.GULF OF MEXICO S OF 29N W OF 90W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT N OF 21N.
.15 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 29N95W TO 24N98W. NW OF FRONT
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 21N TO FRONT BETWEEN
90W AND 96W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN SW
SWELL...HIGHEST NW PART. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N91W TO 25N93W TO 20N97W. NW
OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 21N TO
FRONT BETWEEN 88W AND 93W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO
11 FT. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N87W TO 26N89W TO 18N95W. N
OF FRONT TO 28N W OF 95W AND N OF FRONT TO 23N E OF 95W NW TO N
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT S OF 21N. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT
PRIMARILY IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL. N OF 28N E OF FRONT TO 86W
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N85W TO 18N93W. WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC FROM 10N TO 24N W OF 60W AND FROM 10N TO 17N BETWEEN 55W
AND 60W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT OUTSIDE BAHAMAS.
ELSEWHERE S OF 26N E OF BAHAMAS WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9
FT PRIMARILY IN E SWELL W OF 60W AND IN NE SWELL E OF 60W. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 23N BETWEEN 70W AND 76W E TO SE WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 12N E OF 47W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 26N E OF
76W OUTSIDE OF BAHAMAS WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN
PRIMARILY IN NE TO E SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 22N BETWEEN 71W AND 74W E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 8 FT. S OF 15N E OF 45W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF A LINE FROM 22N35W TO 14N61W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL.

.ATLC 36 HOUR FORECAST N OF 30N E OF 40W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS TO 8 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF A LINE FROM 28N35W TO 31N45W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
 
.GULF OF MEXICO FROM 24N TO 27N BETWEEN 83.5W AND 87W SE WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. S OF 24.5N E OF 83.5W...INCLUDING THE
STRAITS OF FLORIDA...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 25N TO 29N BETWEEN 84.5W AND 87W SE TO S
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.30 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.