000
FZNT02 KNHC 310307
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC THU DEC 31 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC THU DEC 31.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI JAN 01.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT JAN 02.

.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 15 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 18N BETWEEN 64W AND
81W NE TO 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 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N 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 17.5N BETWEEN 64W AND 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
8 TO 13 FT WITH E SWELL. REMAINDER CARIBBEAN S OF 18N BETWEEN
73W AND 83W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN NE
SWELL.
.42 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 14.5N BETWEEN 67W AND 79W NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 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. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 17.5N73W TO
22N67W TO 11N80W TO 17.5N73W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9
TO 12 FT WITH NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 17.5N BETWEEN 72W AND 84W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NE TO E SWELL. 

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.GULF OF MEXICO STATIONARY FRONT FROM 30N87W TO 25.5N95W
TO 21N96W. N OF 27N W OF 91W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 26N WITHIN 90 NM OF FRONT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N84W TO 24N94W TO 18.5N94W.
N OF 26N W OF 92W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 27N82W TO 24N94W TO 18.5N93W.
FROM 22N TO 24N W OF 97W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO13
FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 29N83W TO 24N94W TO 19N95W N TONE
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC S OF 22N BETWEEN 71W AND 75W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO
9 FT. S OF 20N BETWEEN 63W AND 69W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.30 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 41W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT
PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF LINE FROM 31N51W TO 19N64W
TO 06N54W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN
MIXED N AND E SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE E OF LINE FROM 31N50W TO 29N43W TO
20N68W TO 06N54W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY
IN MIXED N AND E SWELL.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST E OF LINE FROM 31N47W TO 25N47W TO 18N62W TO
11N61W TO 06N54W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN
MIXED N AND E SWELL.   

.CARIBBEAN S OF 17N W OF 83W E 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.
.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 NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.