000
FZNT02 KNHC 261540
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC MON DEC 26 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON DEC 26.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE DEC 27.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED DEC 28.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC S OF 25N W OF 81W...INCLUDING APPROACHES TO THE WINDWARD
PASSAGE...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 18N43W TO 25N65W TO 26N76W TO 20N70W TO
20N60W TO 10N60W TO 07N35W TO 18N43W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8
TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. FROM 21N TO 26N BETWEEN 35W AND 45W WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 22N BETWEEN 72W AND 75W...INCLUDING
APPROACHES TO WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8
FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 22N55W TO 22N63W TO 12N61W
TO 10N57W TO 10N50W TO 14N50W TO 22N55W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 19N BETWEEN 54W AND 60W NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA
BOUNDED BY 21N48W TO 22N71W TO 16N61W TO 10N61W TO 08N58W TO
10N50W TO 14N44W TO 21N48W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT
IN NE SWELL.

.ATLC 06 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N46W TO 27N53W. N OF
FRONT E OF 63W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N36W TO 26N44W TO 23N60W. N
OF FRONT E OF 65W NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. WITHIN
AREA BOUNDED BY 20N65W TO 24N75W TO 31N71W TO 31N65W TO 20N65W
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 22N35W TO 21N50W TO
22N60W. FROM 21N TO 23N BETWEEN 40W AND 60W NE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF FRONT E OF 60W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL. WITHIN AREA
BOUNDED BY 31N60W TO 21N60W TO 21N71W TO 26N71W TO 31N60W WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 10.5N TO 18N BETWEEN 66W AND 81W NE TO E WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 18N AND E OF 77W...INCLUDING
WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF 18N
AND E OF 86W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N BETWEEN 74W AND 78W NE WINDS
25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N E OF 83W NE TO
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 18N AND E OF 77W...
INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
N OF 18N AND E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN
8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N BETWEEN 73W AND 78W NE WINDS
25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N E OF 83W NE TO
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO S OF 26N BETWEEN 80W AND 86W...INCLUDING
STRAITS OF FLORIDA...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.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.

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.FORECASTER FORMOSA. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.