000
FZNT02 KNHC 221605
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC THU DEC 22 2016

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 22.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI DEC 23.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT DEC 24.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 26N35W TO 18N57W TO 10N57W TO
10N35W TO 26N35W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 29N35W TO 19N63W TO
11N60W TO 06N51W TO 07N35W TO 29N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
TO 11 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FROM 07N TO 26N E OF 50W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM
30N35W TO 19N63W TO 10N60W TO 06N52W TO 07N35W TO 30N35W WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 11 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 29N35W TO
19N63W TO 11N60W TO 06N51W TO 07N35W TO 29N35W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL.  

.ATLC 36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 32N56W TO 29N67W. N OF A
LINE FROM 31N59W TO 28N66W TO 28N73W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N50W TO 29N58W THEN
STATIONARY TO 29N67W. N OF A LINE FROM 31N52W TO 27N64W TO
31N64W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF
20N BETWEEN 64W AND 75W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN
MIXED NE AND E SWELL. 

.ATLC 36 HOUR FORECAST S OF 22N BETWEEN 71W AND 74W...INCLUDING
ATLC APPROACH TO WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 21N BETWEEN 72W AND 74W...INCLUDING ATLC
APPROACH TO WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS
THAN 8 FT.
  
.CARIBBEAN N OF 16N BETWEEN 70W AND 74W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST...INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 70W AND 79W NE TO E WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST...INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. N OF 16N BETWEEN 69W AND 71W NE
WINDS 20TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST N OF 17N BETWEEN 74W AND 81W...INCLUDING THE
WINDWARD PASSAGE...AND N OF 15N BETWEEN 69W AND 75W NE WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 18N BETWEEN 74W AND 81W...INCLUDING THE
WINDWARD PASSAGE...AND N OF 15N BETWEEN 70W AND 78W NE WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER RAMOS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.