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FZNT02 KNHC 220929
HSFAT2

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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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

.WARNINGS.

...ALTC GALE WARNING...
.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N69W TO 27N71W TO 21N75W. N OF 28N
BETWEEN 69W AND 78W SW TO W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 25 FT
IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 31N74W. W OF A LINE FROM 31N62W TO 
26N70W TO 22N79W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT W WINDS W OF 
75W. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN W TO NW SWELL.
.06 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N68W TO 27N70W TO 21N75W. N 
OF 27N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 20 FT IN 
NW SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 31N74W. FROM 25N TO 27N W OF FRONT AND S 
OF 25N W OF 79W...INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA...WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN W TO NW SWELL. N OF 25N WITHIN 300 NM E 
OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N62W TO 26N68W THEN 
STATIONARY TO 20N74W. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 31N59W TO 26N64W TO 
25N70W TO 31N74W TO 31N59W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT 
IN W TO NW SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 31N64W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N54W TO 27N62W THEN 
STATIONARY TO 25N67W THEN WARM TO 22N77W. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 
31N51W TO 29N54W TO 29N57W TO 31N63W TO 31N51W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 71W AND 76W NE TO E WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT W OF 72W.
.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09.5N TO 14N BETWEEN 73W AND 80W NE WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 76W NE WINDS 25
TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 09.5N TO 14N BETWEEN
70W AND 80.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT W OF 76W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.30 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 15N BETWEEN 73W AND 80.5W NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT...HIGHEST NEAR 11N76W.
.42 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 76W NE WINDS 25
TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 09N TO 15N BETWEEN 70W
AND 81.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT W OF 73W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N36W TO 27N42W. 
WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 31N35W TO 11N35W TO 07N44W TO 08N58W TO 
27N57W TO 31N49W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 
31N35W TO 27N35W TO 26N41W TO 31N46W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. S OF 17N E OF 55W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 23N E OF 42W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8
TO 11 FT IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL. S OF 12N BETWEEN 42W AND 55W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN COLD FRONT FROM 20N76W TO 19N78W THEN STATIONARY TO
15N80W TO 10N83W. S OF 16N W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
8 TO 11 FT. FROM 16N TO 19N BETWEEN 80W AND 85W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 81W
AND 87W...INCLUDING YUCATAN CHANNEL...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8
TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING WARM FRONT FROM 20N76W TO 18N80W TO
16N85W. S OF FRONT TO 15N BETWEEN 80W AND 84W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. WITHIN 15 NM EITHER SIDE OF A
LINE FROM 20N74W TO 18N76W...INCLUDING APPROACH TO WINDWARD
PASSAGE...AND WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 21N77W TO
19N79.5W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO E OF A LINE FROM 30N86W TO 28N90W TO 22N93W TO
21.5N87W...INCLUDING APPROACH TO YUCATAN CHANNEL AND STRAITS OF
FLORIDA...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 19 FT IN W TO NW SWELL
...HIGHEST NEAR 25N84W.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.