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FZNT02 KNHC 242135
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC MON DEC 24 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON DEC 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE DEC 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED DEC 26.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.CARIBBEAN FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 73W AND 81W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO TO 30 KT FROM 11N TO 13.5N BETWEEN 74W 
AND 78W. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...EXCEPT 10 TO 14 FT FROM 11N TO 13.5N 
BETWEEN 74W AND 78W.
.06 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 76W NE WINDS 
30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 09N TO 16N BETWEEN 
70W AND 82W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT W OF 73W. 
.18 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 16N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT FROM 11N TO 13.5N BETWEEN 
74W AND 77W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT 10 TO 14 FT FROM 11N TO 
13.5N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W. ELSEWHERE FROM 09N TO 16N BETWEEN 77W 
AND 81W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 17N BETWEEN 71W AND 75W AND FROM 
10N TO 15N BETWEEN 75W AND 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST NEAR 11N77W. FROM 09N TO 16N BETWEEN 
77W AND 82W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.30 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 12.5N BETWEEN 73W AND 76W NE WINDS 
25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 09.5N TO 17.5N 
BETWEEN 70W AND 80W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT FROM 11N TO 13.5N BETWEEN 
73W AND 77W. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 17N BETWEEN 70W AND 80W... 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 25 
TO 30 KT FROM 11N TO 13.5N BETWEEN 74W AND 78W. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT...EXCEPT 10 TO 14 FT FROM 11N TO 13.5N BETWEEN 74W AND 78W. 
FROM 09.5N TO 17N BETWEEN 80W AND 83W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
8 TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 17.5N BETWEEN 71W AND 80W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 73W 
AND 77W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT 10 TO 14 FT FROM 11N TO 14N 
BETWEEN 73W AND 77W. FROM 09.5N TO 17N BETWEEN 80W AND 82W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N48W TO 26N61W THEN STATIONARY TO 24N71W 
AND WARM FRONT TO 32N78W. N OF 29N BETWEEN 43W AND 51W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.18 HOUR WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 31N43W TO 28N49W TO 26N54W TO 
25N63W. N OF 30N BETWEEN 38W AND 44W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
FT IN W TO NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N43W TO 
27N52W TO 26N57W. N OF 30N E OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.42 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N43W TO 
28N50W TO 26N55W. N OF 30N E OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
TO 8 FT IN DECAYING NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC N OF 24N E OF 39W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
MIXED SE AND NW SWELL.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC 36 HOUR FORECAST S OF 10N BETWEEN 46W AND 51W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR S OF 12N BETWEEN 35W AND 52W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
8 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN 06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE 
FROM 21N79W TO 20N81W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 20N73W 
TO 19N76W TO 19N79W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO 42 HOUR FORECAST FROM 23N TO 25N E OF 
84W...INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 23N TO 25N E OF 87W...INCLUDING STRAITS 
OF FLORIDA...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

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.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.