000
FZNT02 KNHC 130916
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 UTC THU DEC 13 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU DEC 13.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI DEC 14.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT DEC 15.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.GULF OF MEXICO W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT S OF 23N. 
.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 29N94W TO 26N94.5W TO 23N98W. 
W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. N OF 25N E 
OF FRONT TO 89W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 
26N E OF 89W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 29N90W TO 25N91W TO 21N97W. W 
OF FRONT 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. E OF 90W SE TO S WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT N OF 25N BETWEEN 90W AND 85W. 
.42 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 29N83W TO 21N87W. W OF 87W W 
TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT. N OF 26N E OF 87W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN W SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 27N82W TO 21N85W. NW OF LINE 
29N85W TO 20N97W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. 
ELSEWHERE W OF 86W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW 
SWELL. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N51W TO 23N65W THEN STATIONARY TO 
20N73W. N OF A LINE FROM 23N70W TO 27N52W TO 26N36W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW TO N SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 31N54W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N42W TO 26N55W THEN SHEAR 
LINE TO 24N74W. N OF SHEAR LINE TO 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 FT. N OF 26N E OF 61W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 30N35W TO 27N47W. 
E OF E OF 60W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT PRIMARILY IN 
NW SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 31N37W. 

.ATLC S OF 13N BETWEEN 43W AND 52W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 
8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 12N BETWEEN 45W AND 67W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 20N E OF 40W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGED ABOVE. 

.ATLC 24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N W OF 76W SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT JUST W OF AREA. N OF 27N W OF 65W 
SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 21N BETWEEN 60W 
AND 72W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 
60W OUTSIDE BAHAMAS WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED 
SWELL. 

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 12.5N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W NE TO E WINDS 
25 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 70W 
AND 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13.5N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W NE TO E 
WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10.5N TO 17N 
BETWEEN 70W AND 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13.5N BETWEEN 73W AND 76W NE TO E 
WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 18N 
BETWEEN 65W AND 78W E WINDS 25 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. FROM 
11N TO 16N BETWEEN 78W AND 81W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN 
E SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN 48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 21N85W TO 17N88W. W 
OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

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

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.FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.