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FZNT02 KNHC 082151
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC SAT DEC 8 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC SAT DEC 8.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN DEC  9.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON DEC 10.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.ATLC 15 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES W OF AREA. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED 
BY 31N75W TO 30N76W TO 30N79W TO 29N80W TO 29N81W TO 31N81W TO 
31N75W S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES INLAND NW OF AREA NEAR 31.5N82.5W 
1009 MB. COLD FRONT W OF AREA. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 31N79W TO
30.5N79W TO 30N80W TO 30N80.5W TO 31N80.5W TO 31N79W SW WINDS 30
TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 
31N74W TO 29N77W TO 28N80W TO 31N81W TO 30N79W TO 31N79W TO 
31N74W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES N OF AREA NEAR 32.5N77.5W 1005 MB. 
COLD FRONT FROM LOW TO 31N79W TO 29N81W. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY
31N73W TO 30N74W TO 30N77W TO 30N78W TO 30N79W TO 31N79W TO 
31N73W S TO SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 31N69W TO 28N73W TO 27N77W TO 
28N80W TO 31N81W TO 30N76W TO 31N69W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT
...EXCEPT W TO NW WINDS W OF FRONT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES WELL N OF AREA. COLD FRONT FROM 
31N71W TO 27N77W TO 23.5N81W. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 31N55W TO 
30N56W TO 29N64W TO 30N72W TO 31N72W TO 31N55W S TO SW WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN SW SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 31N71W. 
WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 30N72W TO 29N64W TO 27N75W TO 28N77W TO 
31N79W TO 31N72W TO 30N72W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT 
IN MIXED SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 31N72W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N70W TO 27N74W TO 23N79.5W. 
LITTLE CHANGE IN MARINE CONDITIONS.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.GULF OF MEXICO LOW PRES INLAND N OF AREA NEAR 30N91.5W 1012 MB.
COLD FRONT FROM LOW TO 26N93W TO 21.5N97.5W. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED
BY 30N86W TO 28N88W TO 27N91W TO 27N94W TO 29N94W TO 30N86W S TO
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS NEAR TSTMS. SEAS TO 8 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 24N WITHIN 90 NM SE OF FRONT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES INLAND NE OF AREA NEAR 31.5N82.5W 
1009 MB. COLD FRONT FROM LOW TO 29N83W TO 25N87W TO 22N90W TO
18.5N95.5W. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 20N95W TO 19N95W TO 19N96W 
TO 20N97W TO 21N97W TO 20N95W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST 
OF VERACRUZ...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 28N92W TO 23N93W TO 20N95W TO 22N98W TO 
25N98W TO 28N94W TO 28N92W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO
11 FT. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 29.5N88W TO 29.5N84W TO 28N85.5W TO
28N86.5W TO 29.5N88W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES WELL NE OF AREA. COLD FRONT FROM 
27N82.5W TO 21.5N88.5W TO 18.5N93W. LITTLE CHANGE IN MARINE 
CONDITIONS.
.30 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 26N81.5W TO 22N86W. WITHIN AREA
BOUNDED BY 24N97.5W TO 24N90W TO 18.5N91W TO 18N96W TO 24N97.5W
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT...HIGHEST NEAR 19N95W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT WELL SE OF AREA. WITHIN AREA 
BOUNDED BY 20N92W TO 19N92W TO 18N95W TO 19N96W TO 20N96W TO 
20N93W TO 20N92W NW TO WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 31N35W TO 26N35W TO 22N45W TO
23N49W TO 27N54W TO 31N52W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8
TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 31N35W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 31N35W TO 22N35W TO 
22N39W TO 24N41W TO 31N38W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8
TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 19N42W
TO 17N42W TO 17N45W TO 18N49W TO 20N48W TO 20N44W TO 19N42W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 17N35W TO 12N35W TO 
07N39W TO 07N47W TO 18N55W TO 18N47W TO 17N35W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND SE SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 12N72W TO 11N73W TO 11N76W TO
12N76W TO 13N75W TO 12N72W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA... 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR 11.5N75W. SEAS 
8 TO 9 FT W OF 74W. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 16N75W TO 
13N74W TO 11N76W TO 10N79W TO 11N82W TO 15N81W TO 16N75W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE TO E SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR
12N77.5W. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 17.5N74W TO 18N70W TO 16N70W TO
17.5N74W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

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.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.