000
FZNT02 KNHC 161512
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC MON DEC 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE DEC 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED DEC 18.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC TROUGH ALONG 73W S OF 27N. N OF 23N W OF 70W AND E OF THE 
BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. N OF 22N 
BETWEEN 60W AND 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT 
IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 21N W OF 60W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH ALONG 75W. FROM 21N TO 28N BETWEEN 64W 
AND 77W AND E OF THE BAHAMAS E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 
FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 21N W OF 60W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH ALONG 81W. FROM 19N TO 29N BETWEEN 55W 
AND 77W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL E OF 
THE BAHAMAS. N OF 29N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. FROM 17N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 
64W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N45W TO 27N60W. N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 
16N AND E OF 48W AND WITHIN 90 NM SE OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 29N35W TO 25N55W THEN 
STATIONARY FRONT TO 31N63W. N OF FRONT TO 28N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT...EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT E OF STATIONARY FRONT.
SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF A LINE FROM 31N35W TO 26N45W TO 
24N50W TO 24N60W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE 
SWELL. FROM 08N TO 18N E OF 45W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT 
IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 28N35W TO 1020 
MB LOW PRESSURE NEAR 27N45W THEN COLD FRONT TO 24N48W. N OF A 
LINE FROM 28N35W TO 27N45W TO 22N55W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF A LINE FROM 26N55W TO 25N45W TO 
17N55W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. 

.CARIBBEAN N OF 19N BETWEEN 80W AND 87W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT N OF 20N W OF 85W...INCLUDING THE YUCATAN 
CHANNEL.  
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 70W AND 76W... 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 17.5N BETWEEN 70W AND 76W... 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.GULF OF MEXICO S OF 25N E OF 87W...INCLUDING THE STRAITS OF 
FLORIDA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. 
.12 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 GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.