000 FZNT02 KNHC 191622 HSFAT2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1630 UTC MON DEC 19 2011 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 19. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE DEC 20. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED DEC 21. .WARNINGS. ...ATLC GALE WARNING... .ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N55W TO 25N60W TO 22N72W. N OF 29N W OF FRONT TO 64W W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. N OF 29N WITHIN 120 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. .12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .ATLC EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 25N W OF FRONT TO 76W AND S OF 25N W OF 74W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N E OF FRONT TO 50W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT TO EXTEND FROM 31N44W TO 24N50W TO 20N57W THEN WEAKENING STATIONARY TO 19N68W. N OF 27N W OF FRONT TO 62W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 20 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 27N W OF FRONT TO 73W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN NW TO N SWELL FROM 25N TO 27N AND 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL S OF 25N. S OF 27N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. N OF 27N BETWEEN 62W AND 68W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N BETWEEN 68W AND LINE FROM 31N76W TO 26N80W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT TO EXTEND FROM 31N43W TO 23N46W THEN DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT TO 18N66W. N OF 27N W OF FRONT TO 57W NW TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 14 TO 21 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. S OF 27N W OF FRONT TO 67W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 TO 20 FT IN NW TO N SWELL FROM 24N TO 27N AND 9 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL S OF 24N. S OF 26N W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. FROM 11N TO 18N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. N OF 26N E OF FRONT TO 35W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST N OF 28N. ELSEWHERE E OF 76W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT TO EXTEND FROM 31N38W TO 28N39W THEN WEAKENING STATIONARY TO 21N45W. N OF 28N E OF FRONT S WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. FROM 11N TO 27N W OF 50W AND N OF 27N W OF FRONT TO 65W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT S OF 27N W OF 65W NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT IN NW TO N SWELL BETWEEN FRONT AND 65W AND TO 9 FT S OF 27N W OF 65W. .ATLC TROUGH FROM 31N50W TO 22N50W. N OF 24N E OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT...HIGHEST N OF 28N BETWEEN TROUGH AND 44W. ELSEWHERE N OF 13N E OF 63W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL. .12 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS AS DESCRIBED ABOVE WITH COLD FRONT. .CARIBBEAN N OF 11N BETWEEN 67W AND 81W INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. N OF 15N E OF 67W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 11N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS TO 9 FT EXCEPT 9 TO 13 FT S OF 14N BETWEEN 73W AND 78W. N OF 15N W OF 81W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 17N BETWEEN 68W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N E OF 84W INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 15N W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .GULF OF MEXICO FROM N OF 23N TO 25N W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. N OF 25N W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT... EXCEPT S OF 25N NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT ALONG TEXAS COAST. SE TO S WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT S OF 25N E TO SE 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT E OF 88W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR NW PART ALONG FRONT. .48 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT TO EXTEND FROM 30N90W TO 25N93W THEN STATIONARY TO 20N97W. S OF 26N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. E OF 88W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. $$ .FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.