000
FZNT02 KNHC 150915
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 UTC SAT DEC 15 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT DEC 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN DEC 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON DEC 17.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 30N35W TO 27N41W THEN STATIONARY TO 25N61W 
TO 28N70W. WITHIN 75 NM N OF FRONT BETWEEN 55W AND 70W E WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. N OF 27N W OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF A LINE FROM 31N72W TO 
22N72W TO 10N40W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN MIXED N 
AND E SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST SHEAR LINE FROM 29N35W TO 25N45W. COLD FRONT 
FROM 31N74W TO 23N81W. N OF 30N WITHIN 60 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 28N BETWEEN 70W AND 
76W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL. E OF LINE FROM 
31N51W TO 26N67W TO 20N68W TO 09N57W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL.   
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N67W TO 22N77W. N OF 29N 
WITHIN 90 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. E 
OF LINE FROM 31N36W TO 18N61W TO 09N59W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 68W AND 77W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 16N BETWEEN 73W 
AND 80W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 15.5N BETWEEN 70W AND 79W NE TO 
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 17N 
BETWEEN 72W AND 81W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE TO 
E SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 70W AND 78W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 15N 
BETWEEN 74W AND 82W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE TO 
E SWELL. 

.CARIBBEAN 12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 22N83W TO 16N87W. S 
OF 19N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 22N82W TO 16N85W. WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT FROM 26N82W TO 21N86W. W OF A LINE 
FROM 30N87W TO 22N95W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN 
NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT SE OF AREA. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

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

$$
.FORECASTER MUNDELL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.