000
FZNT02 KNHC 240303 AAA
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST...UPDATED
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC MON DEC 24 2018

UPDATED CARIBBEAN

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON DEC 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE DEC 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED DEC 26.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.CARIBBEAN WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 13N73W TO 11N73W TO 11N77W TO
13N77W TO 13N73W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 15N76W TO 11N70W TO 11N75W TO 
09N77W TO 11N82W TO 15N80W TO 15N76W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 15N73W TO 12N73W TO 
09N77W TO 11N83W TO 15N81W TO 16N78W TO 15N73W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN E SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 11.5N76W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 13N73W TO 11N73W TO
11N77W TO 13N77W TO 13N73W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 
12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 16N76W TO 11N70W TO 
11N75W TO 09N78W TO 11N83W TO 16N81W TO 16N76W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 18N70W TO 12N72W TO 
09N77W TO 11N84W TO 15N82W TO 17N78W TO 18N70W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NE TO E SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR
11.5N76W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 13N73W TO 11N73W TO
11N77W TO 13N77W TO 13N73W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 
12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 17N71W TO 11N72W TO 
09N78W TO 11N83W TO 16N81W TO 17N71W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N56W TO 26N65W THEN STATIONARY TO 21N76W.
WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 31N54W TO 27N57W TO 27N60W TO 31N67W TO 
31N54W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN W TO NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N45W TO 29N53W TO 25N63W THEN
DISSIPATING STATIONARY TO 24N65W TO 21N76W. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED
BY 31N42W TO 30N43W TO 29N48W TO 29N51W TO 31N50W TO 31N42W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN W TO NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N45W TO
28N52W TO 25N57W. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 31N35W TO 30N36W TO 
30N40W TO 30N42W TO 31N44W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8
TO 9 FT IN W TO NW SWELL.

.ATLC WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 31N35W TO 24N35W TO 25N42W TO
27N44W TO 31N44W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT
IN NW TO N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 07N40W TO 06N52W TO 09N54W TO 
10N50W TO 10N48W TO 07N40W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN
MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 13N35W TO 07N44W TO 
09N50W TO 13N41W TO 19N41W TO 19N35W TO 13N35W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 21N78W TO 
19N83W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. 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.