000 FZNT02 KNHC 020254 HSFAT2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 0430 UTC SUN DEC 02 2012 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 0000 UTC SUN DEC 02. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON DEC 03. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE DEC 04. .WARNINGS. ...ATLC GALE WARNING... .LOW PRES NEAR 27.5N42.5W 1008 MB. TROUGH FROM 31N42W TO LOW TO 21N45W. N OF 28N E OF TROUGH TO 37W E TO SE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...N OF AREA NEAR 32N42W 1006 MB. TROUGH FROM LOW TO 30N43W TO 25N45W. N OF 29N E OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. .36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS BELOW GALE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .ATLC EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF A LINE FROM 28N42W TO 20N35W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. WITHIN 210 NM NW QUADRANT OF LOW N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N W OF TROUGH TO 47W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF A LINE FROM 29N43W TO 18N35W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 29N W OF TROUGH TO 46W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 29N BETWEEN 53W AND 60W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N BETWEEN 40W AND 50W AND N OF 29N BETWEEN 50W AND 53W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. .36 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 31N41W TO 26N44W. N OF 26N E OF 38W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N E OF 40W AND N OF 26N BETWEEN 40W AND 50W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 29N BETWEEN 50W AND 64W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 31N38W TO 28N41W. N OF 28N E OF 38W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N E OF 40W AND N OF 25N BETWEEN 40W AND 56W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .ATLC SHEAR LINE FROM 31N47W TO 25N60W TO 21N76W. N OF SHEAR LINE TO 30N BETWEEN 47W AND 77W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS. .24 HOUR FORECAST SHEAR LINE FROM 34N58W TO 22N65W TO 20N73W. N OF SHEAR LINE TO 27N W OF 58W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT... HIGHEST NEAR 24N64W. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS. .48 HOUR FORECAST SHEAR LINE FROM 28N56W TO 23N60W TO 19N69W. N OF SHEAR LINE TO A LINE FROM 31N56W TO 25N80W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS. .CARIBBEAN 06 HOUR FORECAST N OF 20N E OF 85W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 17N BETWEEN 73W AND 83W...EXCEPT BETWEEN CUBA AND JAMAICA...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT WINDWARD PASSAGE. .48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .GULF OF MEXICO FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W...INCLUDING THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT...HIGHEST STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. $$ .FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.