000
FZNT02 KNHC 291408
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC SAT DEC 29 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC SAT DEC 29.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN DEC 30.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON DEC 31.

.WARNINGS.

.CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W NE TO E WINDS 30 
TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 20N E OF 
81W...INCLUDING ATLC PASSAGES...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
13 FT S OF 18.5N. ELSEWHERE S OF 18.5N BETWEEN 75W AND 84W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NE TO E SWELL.   
.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 18N80W TO 18N66W TO 
14N66W TO 11N70W TO 10N80W TO 18N80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 19N E OF 84W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NE TO E SWELL.  
.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W NE TO E 
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 20N E 
OF 81W...INCLUDING ATLC PASSAGES...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 13 FT S OF 18N. ELSEWHERE S OF 18.5N E OF 84W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NE TO E SWELL.   
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.30 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 17.5N BETWEEN 68W AND 81W NE TO 
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 18.5N E OF 
84W...INCLUDING ATLC PASSAGES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 
FT PRIMARILY IN NE TO E SWELL. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W NE TO E 
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 18N 
BETWEEN 66W AND 81W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.
REMAINDER CARIBBEAN S OF 18N BETWEEN 64W AND 84W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NE TO E SWELL.   
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 26N35W TO 19N50W. N OF 27N E OF 47W W TO 
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 24 FT...HIGHEST SEAS NEAR 
31N42W. ELSEWHERE N OF LINE FROM 26N35W TO 20N46W TO 25N55W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT PRIMARILY IN NW 
SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 27N47W. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 22N BETWEEN 
48W AND 77W...INCLUDING CARIBBEAN PASSAGES...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 31N60W TO 22N55W TO 
22N74W TO 26N77W TO 25N63W TO 31N60W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NE TO E SWELL.  
.12 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. N OF LINE FROM 22N35W TO 
14N50W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 20 FT PRIMARILY IN NW 
SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 31N38W. FROM 09N TO 21N BETWEEN 50W AND 
74W...INCLUDING CARIBBEAN PASSAGES...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 11 FT. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 31N55W TO 31N50W TO 21N50W 
TO 21N72W TO 25N60W TO 31N55W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT 
PRIMARILY IN NE TO E SWELL.   
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 13N TO 18N BETWEEN 47W AND 
68W...INCLUDING CARIBBEAN PASSAGES...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 31N55W TO 31N35W 
TO 18N35W TO 07N55W TO 20N70W TO 31N55W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED N SWELL.   
.48 HOUR FORECAST E OF LINE FROM 31N55W TO 18N63W TO 07N59W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED N SWELL. 

.CARIBBEAN 15 HOUR FORECAST S OF 17.5N W OF 86W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF HONDURAS...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.42 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.
.48 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.