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FZNT02 KNHC 292012
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC SAT DEC 29.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN DEC 30.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON DEC 31.

.WARNINGS.

.CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.CARIBBEAN FROM 10.5N TO 20N BETWEEN 66W AND 80W NE TO E WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 19N BETWEEN 63W 
AND 82W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NE TO E 
SWELL.  
.06 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 FROM 10.5N TO 18N BETWEEN 62W AND 83W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 18.5N BETWEEN 
74W AND 84W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NE 
TO E SWELL. 
.30 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 64W 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 FROM 10.5N TO 18N BETWEEN 71W AND 81W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 19N BETWEEN 
63W AND 84W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NE 
TO E SWELL.   

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC WEAK COLD FRONT FROM 24N35W TO 19N48W. N OF 29N E OF 45W W 
TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 18 TO 22 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 15N 
TO 21N BETWEEN 50W AND 76W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 31N58W TO 31N35W TO 
24N35W TO 10N50W TO 10N62W TO 21N76W TO 31N58W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 18 FT PRIMARILY IN NE TO E SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS 
AT 29N45W. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 31N60W TO 31N35W TO 
16N35W TO 07N59W TO 20N67W TO 31N60W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 15 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED N SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS AT 30N35W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST NEW COLD FRONT FROM 31N45W TO 27N55W THEN 
STATIONARY TO 27N65W TO 31N73W. WITHIN 150 NM OF 28N50W W WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF LINE FROM 31N55W TO 
17N61W TO 10N60W TO 06N52W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT 
PRIMARILY IN MIXED N SWELL. 

.CARIBBEAN 09 HOUR FORECAST S OF 17.5N W OF 86W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF HONDURAS...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.36 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.

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.FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.