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FZNT02 KNHC 310952
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC THU DEC 31.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI JAN 01.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT JAN 02.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 18N BETWEEN
64W AND 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E
SWELL...EXCEPT 10 TO 15 FT FROM 10.5N TO 15N W OF 77W. FROM 12N
TO 16N BETWEEN 80W AND 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO
12 FT IN E SWELL. REMAINDER AREA S OF 18N BETWEEN 75W AND 83W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN E SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 76W NE TO E
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM
10N TO 18N BETWEEN 66W AND 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8
TO 12 FT WITH E SWELL...EXCEPT 10 TO 15 FT S OF 12N W OF 75W.
REMAINDER AREA S OF 18N BETWEEN 75W AND 83W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN E SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 69W AND 80W NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT WITH NE SWELL...EXCEPT 10 TO
14 FT S OF 14N W OF 75W. FROM 17N TO 18N BETWEEN 71W AND 73.5W E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N BETWEEN 67W
AND 83W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN E
SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 15N BETWEEN 67W AND 79W NE TO E WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. FROM 17N TO 18N BETWEEN
71W AND 73.5W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF
17.5N BETWEEN 68W AND 83W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT
PRIMARILY IN E SWELL. 

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.GULF OF MEXICO STATIONARY FRONT FROM 30N87W TO 27N90W TO 25N94W
TO 19N95W. FROM 22N TO 25N W OF 96W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N85W TO 24N96W THEN
STATIONARY TO 18N94W. S OF 25N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. N OF 26N W OF 92W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N83W TO 24N96W THEN
STATIONARY TO 18N94W. S OF 24N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF A LINE FROM 30N87W TO 24N96W TO 24N98W NE
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 29N83W TO 24N96W THEN
STATIONARY TO 18N94W. FROM 22N TO 24N W OF 96.5W NW TO N WINDS
30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF FRONT W OF 86W NE
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT NW TO N WINDS S OF 24N. SEAS 8 TO 11
FT W OF 90W. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 27N82W TO 25N91W TO 22N95W
THEN STATIONARY TO 18N93W. WITHIN 75 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ
FROM 19N TO 24N NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
ELSEWHERE S OF 22N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8
TO 11 FT. N OF FRONT W OF 85W BETWEEN 22N AND 30N N TO NE WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC FROM 17N TO 22N BETWEEN 60W AND 75W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF A LINE FROM 31N48W TO 18N64W WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL N OF 23N AND 8 TO 10
FT IN E SWELL S OF 23N.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 22N BETWEEN 71W AND 75W E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. SE OF A LINE FROM 31N50W TO 28N48W TO 20N70W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL N OF
20N E OF 50W AND IN E SWELL ELSEWHERE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST E OF A LINE FROM 31N49W TO 24N49W TO 18N63W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL E OF
49W AND IN E SWELL W OF 49W. 

.CARIBBEAN WINDWARD PASSAGE N OF 19.5N BETWEEN 73W AND 76W NE TO
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN S OF 18N BETWEEN 84W AND 88W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.
.24 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.