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FZNT02 KNHC 250353
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC TUE DEC 25 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC TUE DEC 25.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED DEC 26.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU DEC 27.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.CARIBBEAN WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 12N74W TO 11N74W TO 11N76W TO
12N76W TO 12N75W TO 12N74W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 
12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 16N78W TO 11N70W TO 
09N81W TO 11N82W TO 15N82W TO 16N78W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT W OF 73W.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 15N81W TO 15N71W TO
13N71W TO 09N78W TO 11N83W TO 15N81W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT...HIGHEST NEAR 11.5N76W. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY
18N70W TO 17N71W TO 17N72W TO 18N71W TO 18N70W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 12N74W TO 11N74W TO 
11N75W TO 12N75W TO 12N74W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO
12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 13N73W TO 09N78W TO 
11N82W TO 15N81W TO 18N72W TO 13N73W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT W OF 73W.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 18N72W TO 11N71W TO 
09N77W TO 11N82W TO 15N82W TO 17N79W TO 18N72W...INCLUDING GULF 
OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN E 
SWELL W OF 71W...HIGHEST NEAR 11.5N76W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 13N74W TO 11N74W TO 
11N75W TO 12N76W TO 13N74W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 
13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 18N70W TO 11N71W TO 
12N75W TO 09N78W TO 11N82W TO 17N81W TO 18N70W...INCLUDING GULF 
OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N45W TO 29N51W TO 27N55W TO 26N58W. 
WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 31N42W TO 29N47W TO 30N50W TO 31N50W TO 
31N42W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N43W TO
28N50W TO 25N55W. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 31N35W TO 30N39W TO 
30N42W TO 31N41W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN
MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.42 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. TROUGH FROM 31N47W TO 26N53W.
CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC 24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 20N35W TO 12N35W 
TO 07N42W TO 07N50W TO 13N42W TO 20N38W TO 20N35W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 21N35W TO 07N35W TO 
07N49W TO 08N54W TO 11N51W TO 14N41W TO 21N35W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.

.ATLC 48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 26N67W TO 21N75W 
TO 23N80W TO 29N80W TO 30N78W TO 26N67W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.ATLC AND CARIBBEAN 48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY
20N71W TO 19N74W TO 18N78W TO 19N79W TO 20N76W TO 21N74W TO
20N71W...INCLUDING APPROACHES TO WINDWARD PASSAGE AND BETWEEN 
CUBA AND JAMAICA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 21N79W TO
19N81W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO 36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 25N81W
TO 24N81W TO 23N82W TO 23N85W TO 24N84W TO 25N84W TO 25N81W... 
INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 30N90W TO 25N82W TO 
23N84W TO 26N92W TO 26N97W TO 30N95W TO 30N90W...INCLUDING 
STRAITS OF FLORIDA...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.