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FZNT02 KNHC 160258
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
0430 UTC SUN DEC 16 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC SUN DEC 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON DEC 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE DEC 18.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 28N35W TO 25N42W TO 23N51W...THEN 
STATIONARY FRONT TO 23.5N58W...THEN WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT 
TO 25N63W TO 28N69W. WITHIN 240 NM NW OF FRONT BETWEEN 37W AND 
45W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 
LINE FROM 31N53W TO 27N67W TO 21N67W TO 16N60W TO 09N59W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. N OF 20N SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. S 
OF 20N SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.06 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 27N35W TO 25N40W TO 
23N46W...THEN STATIONARY FRONT TO 22N55W...THEN WEAKENING 
STATIONARY FRONT TO 24N62W. W OF LINE FROM 31N51W TO 26N65W TO 
22N67W TO 16N61W TO 09N60W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. N OF 20N SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. S OF 20N SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN N TO 
NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONTS DISSIPATED. TROUGH FROM 22N42W TO 
31N40W. E OF LINE FROM 31N40W TO 25N50W TO 19N58W TO 14N60W TO 
10N56W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. S OF 18N AND E OF 39W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N76W TO 27N78W TO 23N81W. SECOND COLD 
FRONT FROM 31N79W TO 28N80.5W. N OF 30N AND E OF FIRST FRONT TO 
72W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 
FRONT AND N OF LINE FROM 31N70W TO 28N74W TO 30N76.5W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL. W OF FRONT TO 77W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST MERGED COLD FRONT FROM 31N70W TO 22N78W. N OF 
29N WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 29.5N AND W OF FRONT TO 78W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N63W TO 23N71W...THEN 
WEAKENING COLD FRONT TO 20N74W. N OF 29N WITHIN 270 NM E OF 
FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. N OF 30N AND W OF 
FRONT TO 70W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NW TO W SWELL.

.ATLC 48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 30N AND E OF 40W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15.5N BETWEEN 68W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 16.5N 
BETWEEN 68W AND 80W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE TO 
E SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 14N BETWEEN 69W AND 78W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 09.5N TO 
16.5N BETWEEN 72W AND 81W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN 
NE TO E SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 72W AND 76W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 14N 
BETWEEN 73W AND 80W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE TO 
E SWELL. 

.CARIBBEAN COLD FRONT FROM 22.5N82W TO 22N82W...THEN STATIONARY 
FRONT TO 17N85.5W TO 15.5N87.5W. S OF 20.5N 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. W OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

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.FORECASTER MCELROY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.