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FZNT02 KNHC 210929
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC FRI DEC 21 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI DEC 21.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT DEC 22.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN DEC 23.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N77W TO 27N78W TO 23N80.5W. W OF A LINE
FROM 31N72W TO 27N76W TO 23N80W S TO SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8
TO 19 FT...HIGHEST NEAR 31N77W. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 31N67W
TO 27N70W TO 24N74W TO 23N79W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8
TO 10 FT OUTSIDE OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TSTMS WITHIN 60 NM E OF 
FRONT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N70W TO 27N72W TO 21N75W. N
OF 28N BETWEEN 68W AND 80W S TO SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT...EXCEPT W
WINDS W OF 77W. SEAS 10 TO 24 FT...HIGHEST NEAR 31N74W. ELSEWHERE
W OF A LINE FROM 31N62W TO 25N72W TO 22.5N79.5W S TO SW WINDS 20
TO 30 KT...EXCEPT W WINDS W OF FRONT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN MIXED
SWELL.
.30 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N68W TO 27N70W TO 22N73.5W TO
21N75W. N OF 27N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO
21 FT E OF 80W...HIGHEST NEAR 31N71W. FROM 24N TO 27N W OF FRONT
TO BAHAMAS WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND
NW SWELL. N OF 27N E OF FRONT TO 63W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N62W TO 25N69W THEN
STATIONARY TO 20N75W. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 31N60W TO 25N66W 
TO 24N70W TO 31N75W TO 31N60W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 13
FT IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 31N65W.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.CARIBBEAN FROM 12N TO 15N BETWEEN 70W AND 75W E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 70W AND 76W...
INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8
FT W OF 72W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 71W AND 77W...
INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
8 TO 10 FT W OF 73W.
.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09.5N TO 14N BETWEEN 74W AND 80W NE WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 76W NE WINDS 30
TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 09N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W
AND 81W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT FROM 30N73W TO 25N83W TO 22N84.5W. N
OF 22N E OF 94W W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT...EXCEPT SW WINDS E OF
FRONT. SEAS 8 TO 21 FT...HIGHEST NEAR 26N91W. ELSEWHERE W TO NW
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT E OF BASIN. N OF 22N E OF 90W W TO
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 21 FT...HIGHEST NEAR 26N86.5W.
ELSEWHERE E OF A LINE FROM 30N87.5W TO 28N92W TO 20N97W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW TO N SWELL...HIGHEST NE PART.
.24 HOUR FORECAST E OF A LINE FROM 30N87W TO 26N91W TO 18N95W...
EXCEPT S OF 21N E OF 92W...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT
IN NW TO N SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 25N84W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N40W TO 26N50W. WITHIN AREA 
BOUNDED BY 31N35W TO 18N35W TO 17N56W TO 19N63W TO 26N62W TO 
31N56W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE
AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N36W TO 26N43W. WITHIN AREA
BOUNDED BY 31N35W TO 13N35W TO 07N45W TO 08N57W TO 26N57W TO 
31N49W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE
AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 25N35W TO 23N42W. WITHIN AREA
BOUNDED BY 31N35W TO 07N35W TO 06N52W TO 15N60W TO 22N38W TO 
31N46W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE
AND NW SWELL.

.ATLC S OF 10N BETWEEN 41W AND 54W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO
9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGED.

.CARIBBEAN COLD FRONT FROM 22N81W TO 16N86W. N OF 20N E OF FRONT
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT N OF 20N...HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN 
CHANNEL. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 18N WITHIN 30 NM E OF FRONT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 20N76W TO 16.5N80W TO 11N81W TO
10N83W. S OF 17N W OF FRONT TO 85W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 17N BETWEEN 80W AND 82W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 20N75W TO
18N78W TO 15N81W. FROM 15N TO 18N W OF FRONT TO 83W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. WITHIN 30 NM
EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 20.5N77.5W TO 19N79W NE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.