000
FZNT02 KNHC 160952
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC MON DEC 16 2024

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE DEC 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED DEC 18.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 26N71W TO LOW PRES NEAR 19N75W 1010 MB 
AND TO16N77W. N OF 21N W OF 70W...AND ALSO N OF 22N BETWEEN 60W 
AND 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT IN NE TO E 
SWELL E OF THE BAHAMAS...AND 8 TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE OUTSIDE THE 
BAHAMAS. REMAINDER OF AREA N OF 20N W OF 61W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH ALONG 75W. N OF 24N W OF 73W...AND ALSO 
N OF 21N BETWEEN 65W AND 73W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT E OF THE BAHAMAS IN NE TO E SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH ALONG 81W. FROM 19N TO 28N BETWEEN 65W 
AND 76W AND E OF THE BAHAMAS E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N BETWEEN 64W AND 80W AND E OF THE BAHAMAS 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.

.ATLC LOW PRES WELL NE OF AREA WITH ASSOCIATED TROUGH TO 22N35W. 
N OF 17N E OF 50W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N TO 
NE SWELL...EXCEPT 11 TO 13 FT FROM 24N TO 29N E OF 40W.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N42W TO 29N46W TO 28N61W. N 
OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN N TO NE 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 16N AND E OF 51W AND WITHIN 90 NM SE OF 
FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N38W TO 28N44W THEN 
STATIONARY FRONT TO 27N61W. N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT...EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT N OF STATIONARY FRONT.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT 11 TO 14 FT BETWEEN 47W AND 59W. 
ELSEWHERE S OF FRONT TO 15N BETWEEN 35W AND 50W...ALSO S OF 
FRONT TO 20N BETWEEN 50W AND 61W AND N OF 20N BETWEEN 61W AND 
65W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 29N35W TO 25N50W TO 
26N61W. N OF FRONT TO 28N BETWEEN 43W AND 59W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST SEAS BETWEEN 52W AND 56W. 
ELSEWHERE E OF 64W AND N OF A LINE FROM 30N35W TO 23N50W TO 
20N64W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 28N35W TO 
25N50W TO 26N61W. LITTLE CHANGE...EXCEPT HIGHEST SEAS BETWEEN 
54W AND 58W.  

.CARIBBEAN N OF 18N BETWEEN 78W AND 85W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT N OF 20N W OF 85W...INCLUDING THE YUCATAN CHANNEL.  
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO S OF 28N E OF 87W...INCLUDING THE STRAITS OF 
FLORIDA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST S OF 24N E OF 87W...INCLUDING THE STRAITS OF 
FLORIDA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.36 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 AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.