000
FZNT02 KNHC 302139
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC WED DEC 30 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC WED DEC 30.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU DEC 31.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI JAN 01.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.FROM 10.5N TO 13.5N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35
KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10.5N TO 18N BETWEEN 67W
AND 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT WITH E SWELL.
S OF 10.5N BETWEEN 75W AND 83W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 11
FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 76W NE TO E
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM
10N TO 18N BETWEEN 67W AND 82W E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13
FT WITH E SWELL. REMAINDER CARIBBEAN S OF 18N BETWEEN 75W AND
84W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 14.5N BETWEEN 68W AND 79W NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT WITH NE SWELL. N OF 17N
BETWEEN 71W AND 73W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. ELSEWHERE S
OF 18N BETWEEN 67W AND 84W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT
PRIMARILY IN NE TO E SWELL. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC S OF 22N BETWEEN 71W AND 74W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO
9 FT. S OF 20N BETWEEN 63W AND 69W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 21N BETWEEN 71W AND 73W E WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.  

.ATLC N OF 29N E OF 45W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN
NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF LINE FROM 31N53W TO 19N63W TO 06N54W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE E OF LINE FROM 31N44W TO 20N66W
TO 06N54W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED N AND E
SWELL.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST E OF LINE FROM 31N48W TO 25N47W TO 19N62W
TO 06N54W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED N AND E
SWELL.   

.CARIBBEAN S OF 19N W OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO
8 FT IN E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 17N W OF 85W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8
FT IN E SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO STATIONARY FRONT FROM 30N87W TO 25N96W TO
21N94W. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N85W TO 25N94W TO 18N94W.
N OF 26N W OF 92W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 28.5N83W TO 24N95W TO 18N94W.
W OF LINE FROM 30N87W TO 24.5N96.5W TO 22N96.5W N TO NE WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.