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FZNT02 KNHC 311505
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC THU DEC 31 2020

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU DEC 31.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI JAN  1.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT JAN  2.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.ATLC LOW PRES N OF AREA. COLD FRONT FROM 31N43W TO 23N61W. WITHIN
16N59W TO 24N80W TO 27N60W TO 31N59W TO 31N45W TO 16N59W...INCLUDING
THE WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 28N60W TO 26N75W TO 28N77W TO 31N68W TO 31N60W 
TO 28N60W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST NEAR 
29N61W.
.03 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES N OF AREA. COLD FRONT FROM 31N43W TO 
23N61W. WITHIN 30N48W TO 30N50W TO 30N52W TO 31N53W TO 31N46W TO 
30N48W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 TO 21 FT. ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 19N50W TO 16N60W TO 23N80W TO 26N59W TO 31N44W TO 
19N50W...INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 27N59W TO 25N72W TO 
29N76W TO 31N67W TO 31N59W TO 27N59W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 29N44W 1004 MB. COLD FRONT FROM 
29N44W TO 21N60W. WITHIN 19N35W TO 13N53W TO 23N76W TO 31N56W TO 
31N35W TO 19N35W...INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE...N TO NE WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 24N64W TO 25N77W
TO 27N78W TO 27N68W TO 31N57W TO 24N64W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES N OF AREA. COLD FRONT FROM 31N33W TO 
15N60W. WITHIN 23N35W TO 25N43W TO 24N50W TO 31N56W TO 31N35W TO 
23N35W NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 
12N52W TO 24N74W TO 31N56W TO 24N53W TO 21N35W TO 12N52W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL. WITHIN 19N60W TO 
18N66W TO 20N75W TO 22N73W TO 20N60W TO 19N60W...INCLUDING THE 
WINDWARD PASSAGE...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC WITHIN 20N38W TO 16N42W TO 19N44W TO 21N44W TO 23N39W TO
20N38W S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGED WITH GALE AREA. 

.ATLC WITHIN 27N77W TO 27N80W TO 31N81W TO 31N77W TO 27N77W SE
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 29N79W TO 28N79W TO 28N80W TO 31N81W TO
31N79W TO 29N79W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 16N63W TO 10N76W TO 17N80W TO 22N86W TO 22N81W
TO 16N63W...INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE AND THE MONA PASSAGE 
AND THE YUCATAN CHANNEL...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11
FT...HIGHEST NEAR 16N73W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 13N63W TO 10N81W TO 19N82W TO 18N69W TO
17N62W TO 13N63W...INCLUDING THE MONA PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. WITHIN 18N84W TO 17N86W TO 17N88W TO 
22N87W TO 22N84W TO 18N84W...INCLUDING THE YUCATAN CHANNEL AND 
THE GULF OF HONDURAS...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 12N62W TO 11N83W TO 17N83W TO 20N77W TO
18N64W TO 12N62W...INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE AND THE MONA 
PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT...HIGHEST 
NEAR 13N77W.

.GULF OF MEXICO WITHIN 23N81W TO 19N95W TO 29N94W TO 25N90W TO
27N83W TO 23N81W...INCLUDING THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND WITHIN
60 NM OF VERACRUZ AND WITHIN 60 NM OF CAMPECHE...SE WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST W OF 92W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 22N85W TO 22N87W TO 28N97W TO 31N88W TO
30N84W TO 22N85W...INCLUDING THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND THE 
YUCATAN CHANNEL...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 24N94W TO 21N96W TO 23N98W TO 26N97W TO
25N94W TO 24N94W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER ERA. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.