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FZNT02 KNHC 151617
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC SAT DEC 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN DEC 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON DEC 17.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 29N35W TO 26N46W THEN STATIONARY TO 
24.5N57W TO 28N70W. N OF FRONT E OF 48W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF FRONT TO 70W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED N SWELL AND NE WINDWAVES. N OF 
28N BETWEEN 70W AND 79W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT. FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 50W AND 57W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA N OF LINE FROM 28N79W TO 
19N69W TO 17N61W TO 07.5N52W TO 07N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 29N35W TO 23N47W. 
NEW COLD FRONT FROM 31N75W TO 22.5N80W. N OF 30N WITHIN 210 NM E 
OF NEW COLD 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 16N BETWEEN 67W AND 77.5W NE TO E WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. FROM 16.5N TO 18N BETWEEN 69W AND 
74W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N 
TO 17N BETWEEN 68W AND 81W 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 COLD FRONT FROM 22.5N83.5W TO 16N87W. S OF 19N W OF 
FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 23N83.5W TO 16N86.5W. S OF 
18.5N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 22.5N80W TO 17.5N86W TO 
16N86W. S OF 18.5N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 
8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 21.5N78W TO 19N84W 
TO 16N86.5W. W OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT FROM 26N81W TO 22.5N83.5W. POST 
FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 30N85W TO 20N93.5W. FROM 20N TO 27 W OF 
TROUGH W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. S OF 20N W OF 
91.5W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE W OF 84.5W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN W 
TO NW SWELL.
.18 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 STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.