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FZNT02 KNHC 221618
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC SAT DEC 22.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN DEC 23.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON DEC 24.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 71W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT W OF 72W.
.12 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 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 73W AND 80W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT...HIGHEST NEAR 11N76W.
.36 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 COLD FRONT FROM 31N67W TO 26N70W 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 31N59W TO 26N66W THEN 
STATIONARY TO 20N74W. N OF 26N BETWEEN 57W AND 71W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN W TO NW SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 31N62W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N49W TO 29N55W TO 26N58W 
THEN STATIONARY TO 25N67W. N OF 29N BETWEEN 48W AND 56W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.

.ATLC DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM LOW PRES 1017 MB NEAR 31N35W 
TO 28N38W. SURFACE TROUGH FROM 27N34W TO 24N36W TO 21N37W.
N OF 18N E OF 45W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN MIXED 
NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE E AND NE OF LINE FROM 31N46W TO 
27N47W TO 18N58W TO 11N58W TO 07N47W TO 11N35W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. N OF 26N E OF 46W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. S OF 15N 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 39W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL. S OF 10N BETWEEN 46W AND 55W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN STATIONARY FRONT FROM 20N76W TO 15N80W TO 10N83W. S 
OF 17N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
FROM 17N TO 20N BETWEEN 80W AND 85W AND 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. FROM 18N TO 20N BETWEEN 78W AND 82W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.39 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO S OF 27N E OF 86W S OF 29N...INCLUDING APPROACH 
TO YUCATAN CHANNEL AND STRAITS OF FLORIDA...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 12 TO 19 FT IN W TO NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 29N E OF 89W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN W TO NW SWELL.
.12 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.

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.FORECASTER MT. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.