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FZNT02 KNHC 312146
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC THU DEC 31.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI JAN 01.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 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. ELSEWHERE FROM 10.5N TO 18N BETWEEN 67W AND
81W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT WITH E SWELL.
REMAINDER AREA S OF 18N BETWEEN 75W AND 84W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 18N BETWEEN 68W AND 80W NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N BETWEEN
75W AND 84W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN NE
TO E SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 72W AND 78W NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 16.5N BETWEEN
70W AND 83W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NE
TO E SWELL. 

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT FROM 31N85W TO 27N91W THEN STATIONARY
TO 21N95W. N OF 26N W OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8
FT. S OF 24N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS
THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 27N82W TO 24N94W THEN
STATIONARY TO 18N94W. FROM 21N TO 25N W OF 96W NW TO N WINDS 25
TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. N OF 25N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 25N W OF FRONT NW TO N
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.   
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 26N82W TO 22N93W THEN
STATIONARY TO 18N94W. S OF 21N W OF 96W NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. N OF 25N W OF 85W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 25N91W TO 22N95W TO
18N93W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 24N80W TO 20N92W THEN
STATIONARY TO 18N94W. S OF 20N W OF 94W NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. N OF 25N FROM 25N TO 28N W OF 85W N TO NE WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 25N W OF 93W NW TO N
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.  

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC FROM 18N TO 21N BETWEEN 65W AND 74W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF 24N E OF 40W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 9 TO
13 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF LINE
FROM 31N45W TO 21N65W TO 06N54W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO
11 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED N AND E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 22N BETWEEN 71W AND 73W E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. E OF LINE FROM 31N48W TO 19N63W TO 12N61W TO
06N53W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED N
AND E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST E OF A LINE FROM 31N37W TO 15N61W TO 11N61W TO
06N53W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED N
AND E SWELL. 

.ATLC 36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N71W TO 25N80W. N OF
30N BETWEEN 53W AND 65W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N67W TO 23N80W. N OF 30N
BETWEEN 43W AND 67W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
 
.CARIBBEAN S OF 17N W OF 85W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS
THAN 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 NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.