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FZNT02 KNHC 121449
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1630 UTC WED DEC 12 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC WED DEC 12.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU DEC 13.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI DEC 14.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.GULF OF MEXICO 12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 20N TO 24N W OF 95W SE TO 
S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N W OF 93W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.30 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N95W TO 25N97W. W OF FRONT W 
TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. N OF 24.5N E OF FRONT 
S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 25N W OF 
89W. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N89W TO 18N95W. FROM 24.5N 
TO 28N W OF 94W W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 22N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 
11 FT. N OF 24.5N E OF FRONT S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS IN LINES N OF 22N E OF 94W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N85W TO 18N90W. FROM 22.5N 
TO 28.5N W OF 92W W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. 
ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
N OF 24.5N E OF FRONT S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS IN LINES E OF 90W.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N58W TO 25N65W THEN STATIONARY TO 
21N77W. N OF 27N WITHIN 390 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 28N E OF FRONT TO 35W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT. N OF 28N WITHIN 180 NM W OF FRONT 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N W OF 
FRONT TO 78W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN 
MIXED SWELL.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N48W TO 26N57W THEN FRONTAL 
TROUGH TO 20N74W. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 31N62W TO 31N35W TO 
28N35W TO 30N45W TO 25N57W TO 31N62W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 13 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N42W TO 27N54W THEN FRONTAL 
TROUGH TO 25N60W TO 25N75W. WITHIN 120 NM N OF TROUGH W OF 62W E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 31N60W 
TO 31N35W TO 28N35W TO 23N48W TO 30N60W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED SWELL. 

.ATLC 30 HOUR FORECAST FROM 13N TO 19N E OF 37W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 20N E OF 40W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.

.ATLC 36 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N W OF 75W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST W OF LINE FROM 31N74W TO 26N80W SE TO S WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. 

.CARIBBEAN STATIONARY FRONT FROM 21N77W TO 17N87W. WITHIN 80 NM 
OF LINE FROM 20N78W TO 16N86W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 09.5N TO 13.5N BETWEEN 74W AND 79W NE TO E WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 70W AND 76W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 14.5N BETWEEN 73W AND 78W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 14N BETWEEN 70W AND 76W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 15.5N 
BETWEEN 73W AND 79W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 76W NE TO E 
WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10.5N TO 18N 
BETWEEN 70W AND 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. 

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

$$
.FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.