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FZNT02 KNHC 031008
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER 
1030 UTC MON DEC 03 2018

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON DEC 03.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE DEC 04.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED DEC 05.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.GULF OF MEXICO 30 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 28N83W TO 
22N93W TO 18N94W. W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 
8 FT W OF 92W.
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 27N83W TO 22N91W TO 18N94W. S 
OF 21N AND W OF 95W NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT AND S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 26N82W TO 22N92W TO 18N93W. S 
OF 21N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. 
ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT...S OF 27N AND W OF 87W. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 25N81W TO 20N93W TO 18N93W. S 
OF 21N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. 
ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT AND S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 30N35W TO 26N42W TO 25N54W. E OF LINE FROM 
06N53W TO 15N61W TO 22N63W TO 25N54W TO 31N54W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NE.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 24N35W TO 21N42W.
E OF LINE FROM 06N55W TO 14N61W TO 17N61W TO 25N42W TO 31N50W E 
OF 51W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. W OF 
51W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. N OF 20N E OF 42W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. S OF LINE FROM 17N60W TO 
17N55W TO 13N46W TO 07N36W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT 
IN NE TO E SWELL.

.42 HOUR ATLC FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N68W TO 27N80W. N OF 
30N WITHIN 420 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N65W TO 26N80W.
N OF 30N E OF FRONT TO 55W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 73W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10.5N TO 16N BETWEEN 
73W AND 81W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 77W 
AND 81W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 76W AND 78W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 12.5N BETWEEN 74W AND 76W NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 

.CARIBBEAN S OF 19N AND W OF 85W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
HONDURAS...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST S OF 17N BETWEEN 85W AND 87W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF HONDURAS...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.30 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 MCELROY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.