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FZNT02 KNHC 222116
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC SAT DEC 22.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN DEC 23.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON DEC 24.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.CARIBBEAN FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 73W AND 80W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.06 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 81W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W NE WINDS 
25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 16N BETWEEN 71W 
AND 82W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 13.5N BETWEEN 74W AND 80W NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 16N BETWEEN 74W 
AND 83W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N65W TO 22N72W THEN STATIONARY TO 
20N75W. N OF 29N WITHIN 120 NM E OF FRONT WINDS SW 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 
31N78W TO 31N62W TO 24N72W TO 31N78W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 17 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED SWELL...WITH HIGHEST SEAS AT 31N69W. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N57W TO 26N65W THEN FRONTAL 
TROUGH TO 21N76W. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 31N67W TO 
31N56W TO 27N62W TO 31N67W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT 
PRIMARILY IN MIXED SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N47W TO 27N57W THEN FRONTAL 
TROUGH TO 22N77W. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 31N51W TO 
31N45W TO 29N50W TO 31N51W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT 
PRIMARILY IN MIXED SWELL.   

.ATLC WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 31N42W TO 31N35W TO 
12N35W TO 07N42W TO 07N48W TO 15N57W TO 20N40W TO 31N42W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 26N E OF 45W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 
11 FT IN MIXED SWELL. S OF 10N BETWEEN 45W AND 55W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.  

.CARIBBEAN STATIONARY FRONT FROM 21N75W TO 11N83W. S OF 18N 
BETWEEN 80W AND 84W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.
N OF 20N W OF 83W...INCLUDING YUCATAN CHANNEL...WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.06 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 21N74W TO 13N83W. FROM 14N 
TO 20N BETWEEN 73W AND 84W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT 
WITHIN 90 NM OF 17N81W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DIFFUSE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO S OF 26N E OF 85W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.06 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 NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.