000
FZNT02 KNHC 280933
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC MON DEC 28 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON DEC 28.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE DEC 29.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED DEC 30.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.FROM 11N TO 13.5N BETWEEN 73W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35
KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 10.5N TO 18N
BETWEEN 66W AND 80W E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
WINDWARD PASSAGE N OF 19.5N BETWEEN 73W AND 76W NE TO E WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. S OF 20N BETWEEN 85W AND 88W SE WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. S OF 19N BETWEEN 80W AND 85W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN E SWELL. 
.06 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 18N BETWEEN 67W AND 80W NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN E SWELL...EXCEPT
11 TO 15 FT FROM S OF 15N BETWEEN 74W AND 80W. FROM 17N TO 19N W
OF 86W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 18.5N
BETWEEN 66W AND 84W AND FROM 17N TO 21N W OF 84W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN E SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 18N BETWEEN 67W AND 81W E WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT PRIMARILY IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM
10N TO 18N BETWEEN 73W AND 83W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10
FT PRIMARILY IN E SWELL. S OF 18N BETWEEN 86W AND 88W E TO SE
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 76W NE TO E
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM
11N TO 18N BETWEEN 66W AND 81W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 13
FT PRIMARILY IN E SWELL. REMAINDER AREA S OF 18N BETWEEN 73W AND
84W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN E SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.COLD FRONT FROM 30N92W TO 25N93W TO 21N97W. N OF FRONT W OF 94W
NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...EXCEPT W TO NW WINDS N OF 27N. SEAS
8 TO 12 FT. N OF FRONT E OF 94W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
8 TO 11 FT. FROM 20N TO 30N E OF FRONT BETWEEN 88W AND 93W S
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.09 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N88W TO 25N90W TO 18N95W. S
OF 20N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
ELSEWHERE N OF FRONT TO 26N W OF 91W N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 26N W OF 93W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8
TO 11 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT TO 86W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N87W TO 24N90W TO 18N95W. N
OF FRONT TO 23N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. FROM
23N TO 28N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT
IN NW SWELL. N OF 28N E OF FRONT TO 85W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N85W TO 18N93W. WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC S OF 22N BETWEEN 71W AND 75W...INCLUDING APPROACHES TO
WINDWARD PASSAGE...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE
S OF 25N E OF BAHAMAS BETWEEN 64W AND 76W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 22N BETWEEN 71W AND 75W...INCLUDING
APPROACHES TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 21N BETWEEN 70W AND 74W E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 

.ATLC S OF 11N E OF 50W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10
FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 23N E OF 52W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO
10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. S OF 18N W OF 52W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 15N E OF 42W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N E OF
50W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED N AND NE
SWELL. S OF 15N W OF 50W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN E
SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 15N E OF 44W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL. FROM 17N TO 21N BETWEEN
52W AND 56W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. REMAINDER
AREA S OF A LINE FROM 27N35W TO 18N62W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN E SWELL. 

.ATLC 12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 30N E OF 40W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS TO 8 FT IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF A LINE FROM 28N35W TO 31N45W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N E OF 54W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8
TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. 

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

$$
.FORECASTER SCHAUER. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.