000
FZNT02 KNHC 310912
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC MON DEC 31 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC MON DEC 31.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE JAN  1.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED JAN  2.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.FROM 10.5N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 76W NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS 11 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 18N E OF 82W E WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 75W AND 78W NE TO E 
WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N BETWEEN 
64W AND 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 76W NE WINDS 
30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N BETWEEN 66W AND
82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 76W NE WINDS 
30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N BETWEEN 68W 
AND 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 50W AND 55W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. N OF 27N BETWEEN 45W W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 09N E OF 70W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N40W TO 25N55W. WITHIN 90 NM
S OF FRONT BETWEEN 42W AND 50W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT. N OF FRONT E OF 55W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT. S OF 18N WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW 
AND NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 30N35W TO 20N45W. N 
OF 22N E OF 55W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW 
SWELL. 

.ATLC S OF 21N BETWEEN 70W AND 74W...INCLUDING APPROACHES TO
WINDWARD PASSAGE... E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.CARIBBEAN S OF 18N W OF 85W...INCLUDING GULF OF HONDURAS...E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 18N W OF 82W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
HONDURAS...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 17N W OF 85W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
HONDURAS...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO AREAS OF DENSE FOG WITH VISIBILITIES LESS THAN 1
NM WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST N OF 28N E OF 90W. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVED. 

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

$$
.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.