000
FZNT02 KNHC 311524
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC THU DEC 31.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI JAN 01.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 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 16 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 10.5N TO 18N
BETWEEN 65W AND 83W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT
IN E SWELL. S OF 10.5N WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 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 16 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. ELSEWHERE
FROM 10.5N TO 18N BETWEEN 64W AND 81W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN E SWELL. REMAINDER AREA S OF 15N BETWEEN 75W
AND 83W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.30 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 18N BETWEEN 70W AND 80W NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. BETWEEN 65W
AND 70W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE
S OF 18N BETWEEN 75W AND 83W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11
FT IN NE TO E SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 68W AND 80W NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF
17.5N BETWEEN 70W AND 80W AND S OF 15N BETWEEN 80W AND 83W WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE TO 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. N OF 26N W OF 92W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 29N83W TO 24N96W THEN
STATIONARY TO 18N94W. S OF 24N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. W OF A LINE FROM 23N95W TO 30N86W NE WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT W OF 92W.
.30 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 28N82W 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. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT W OF 90W. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 26N82W TO 22N95W THEN
STATIONARY TO 18N93W. S OF 22N NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO
13 FT. FROM 22N TO 24N W OF 95W N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO
12 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL W OF 87W. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC FROM 18N TO 21N BETWEEN 60W AND 74W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS TO 9 FT. S OF 14N E OF 45W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF A LINE FROM 31N35W TO 31N45W TO
21N63W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL N OF 23N
AND 8 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL S OF 23N.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 22N BETWEEN 71W AND 74W E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. S OF A LINE FROM 31N35W TO 31N48W TO 21N70W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED N
AND E SWELL E OF 50W AND IN E SWELL W OF 50W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF A LINE FROM 31N35W TO 31N43W TO 23N47W TO
19N61W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED N
AND E SWELL E OF 50W AND IN E SWELL W OF 50W. 

.ATLC 42 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N74W TO 27N80W. N OF
30N W OF FRONT TO 77W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
N OF 30N E OF FRONT TO 70W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN
8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N72W TO 26.5N80W. N OF 30N
E OF FRONT TO 65W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
 
.CARIBBEAN S OF 18N W OF 86WW E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.12 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 AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.