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FZNT02 KNHC 260311
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC WED DEC 26 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED DEC 26.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU DEC 27.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI DEC 28.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W NE TO E WINDS 30
TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 09N TO 16N BETWEEN 70W
AND 81W...INCLUDING GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT W OF 72W. FROM 16N TO 18N BETWEEN 70W AND 75W
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE...EXCEPT WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 78W NE WINDS 30
TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 09N TO 18N BETWEEN 66W
AND 82W...INCLUDING GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT LESS THAN 8 FT GULF OF VENEZUELA.
.42 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE...EXCEPT WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 14N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W
NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 09N TO
18N BETWEEN 64W AND 83W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT
OR LESS S OF 10N W OF 78W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT LESS THAN 8
FT GULF OF VENEZUELA.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N39W TO 28N50W. WITHIN AREA 
BOUNDED BY 31N35W TO 30N37W TO 30N40W TO 30N42.5W TO 31N41W TO 
31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN W TO NW SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N39W TO
29N44W. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC S OF 21N BETWEEN 70W AND 73W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 23.5N TO 26N W OF 78W...INCLUDING STRAITS
OF FLORIDA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 21N BETWEEN 70W AND 74W...INCLUDING
APPROACH TO WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT. S OF 29N W OF A LINE FROM 29N65W TO 24N68W TO
21N75W...INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 18N W OF A LINE FROM 18N57W TO 25N57W TO
28N72W TO 31N76W...INCLUDING APPROACHES TO WINDWARD PASSAGE AND
STRAITS OF FLORIDA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...HIGHEST NEAR
20.5N72W...EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS W OF 74W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT E OF
BAHAMAS...HIGHEST E OF CENTRAL BAHAMAS.

.ATLC 06 HOUR FORECAST FROM 17N TO 20N E OF 39W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST S OF A LINE FROM 20N35W TO 20N40W TO 15N40W TO
07N53W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF A LINE FROM 20N35W TO 16N41W TO 13N42W TO
10N50W TO 06N52W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE
AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 10N BETWEEN 43W AND 53W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.

.ATLC 48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N43W TO 25N47W. N OF 30N
E OF FRONT TO 40W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. N OF 30N
BETWEEN 49W AND 61W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.

.CARIBBEAN 24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 19N TO 20N BETWEEN 73W AND
77W...INCLUDING APPROACH TO WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. N OF 20N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 19N BETWEEN 73W AND 76W...INCLUDING 
APPROACH TO WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT. FROM 18.5N TO 20N BETWEEN 77W AND 80W E TO SE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO FROM 23N TO 25N E OF 86W...INCLUDING THE STRAITS
OF FLORIDA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST FROM 23N TO 25N E OF 87W...INCLUDING THE
STRAITS OF FLORIDA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. N
OF 25N W OF 97W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 26N86W TO 25N81W TO 
23N81W TO 24N88W TO 24N89W TO 29N88W TO 26N86W...INCLUDING 
STRAITS OF FLORIDA...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 30N93W TO 27N93W TO 26N96W TO 24N98W TO 
28N97W TO 30N94W TO 30N93W SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N93W TO 26N95W TO 24.5N97.5W.
N OF 27N E OF FRONT TO 69W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT
IN SE SWELL. FROM 23N TO 25N E OF 84W...INCLUDING THE STRAITS OF
FLORIDA...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.