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FZNT02 KNHC 282012
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC FRI DEC 28 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI DEC 28.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT DEC 29.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN DEC 30.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N39W TO 20N57W THEN STATIONARY TO 
20N71W. N OF 29N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. 
N OF 30N BETWEEN 42W AND 50W W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 13 TO 21 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N NW OF FRONT TO 62W NW TO N 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 28N35W TO 22N42W. N OF 26N E 
OF 50W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 TO 23 FT...HIGHEST 
SEAS AT 31N43W. ELSEWHERE N OF LINE FROM 28N35W TO 22N47W TO 
22N60W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT PRIMARILY IN N 
SWELL.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAK COLD FRONT FROM 25N35W TO 20N40W. N OF 
27N E OF 48W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 17 TO 23 FT... 
HIGHEST SEAS AT 31N41W. ELSEWHERE N OF LINE FROM 26N35W TO 
20N46W TO 22N60W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 17 FT PRIMARILY 
IN N SWELL.  
.36 HOUR FORECAST FRONT E OF AREA. N OF LINE FROM 22N35W TO 
16N47W TO 24N55W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 19 FT PRIMARILY 
IN N SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS AT 31N37W.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 31N60W TO 31N35W TO 
16N35W TO 07N55W TO 20N67W TO 26N53W TO 31N60W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS AT 
29N35W.  

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.CARIBBEAN WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 20N80W TO 19N61W TO 11N69W TO 
10.5N81W TO 20N80W E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 
FT...HIGHEST SEAS AT 12N77W. ELSEWHERE S OF 19N BETWEEN 75W AND 
84W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. 
.09 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W NE TO E 
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 18.5N 
E OF 81W...INCLUDING ATLC PASSAGES...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 19N BETWEEN 75W AND 84W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 18N E OF 80W...INCLUDING ATLC 
PASSAGES...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT...HIGHEST SEAS 
AT 12N77W. ELSEWHERE S OF 19N BETWEEN 75W AND 84W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.
.33 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W NE TO E 
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 18N E 
OF 80W...INCLUDING ATLC PASSAGES...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 19N BETWEEN 73W AND 84W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 18N BETWEEN 69W AND 81W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT...HIGHEST SEAS AT 12N78W. 
ELSEWHERE S OF 19N E OF 85W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT 
PRIMARILY IN E SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC N OF 26N W OF 70W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.
FROM 15N TO 26N BETWEEN 50W AND 76W...INCLUDING CARIBBEAN 
PASSAGES...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN OPEN 
WATERS. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N W OF 75W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 
9 FT IN S SWELL. FROM 22N TO 28N BETWEEN 60W AND 77W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN E SWELL. FROM 11N TO 22N 
BETWEEN 47W AND 76W...INCLUDING CARIBBEAN PASSAGES...NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 60W AND 75W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. FROM 09N TO 22N BETWEEN 
47W AND 77W...INCLUDING CARIBBEAN PASSAGES...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.  
.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 19N TO 24N BETWEEN 50W AND 71W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 21N BETWEEN 71W AND 
75W...INCLUDING APPROACH TO WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. FROM 09N TO 19N BETWEEN 50W AND 
69W...INCLUDING CARIBBEAN PASSAGES...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 11 FT.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGE.

.CARIBBEAN 06 HOUR FORECAST S OF 17N W OF 86W...INCLUDING 
THE GULF OF HONDURAS...E TO SE 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.
.33 HOUR FORECAST S OF 17N W OF 86W...INCLUDING THE W GULF OF 
HONDURAS...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
42 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.