000 FZNT02 KNHC 201010 HSFAT2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 UTC THU DEC 20 2012 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 0600 UTC THU DEC 20. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI DEC 21. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT DEC 22. .WARNINGS. ...ATLC GALE WARNING... .ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N49W TO 23N65W TO 22N78W. N OF 30N WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N42W TO 25N52W TO 23N60W. N OF 29N FROM 47W TO 54W W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 20 TO 24 FT IN NW SWELL. .30 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N39W TO 17N48W. WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE. ...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING... .GULF OF MEXICO 06 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N92W TO 23N98W. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 27N82W TO 21N87W. S OF 20N NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT. .36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT SE OF AREA. WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE. ...ATLC GALE WARNING... .ATLC 24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N79W TO 29N81W. N OF 30N WITHIN 120 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. .36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N72W TO 22N78W. WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .ATLC...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN ATLC WARNINGS...WITHIN 420 NM E OF FRONT N OF 27N SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. W OF FRONT TO 68W N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT TO 70W N OF 27N WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN ATLC WARNINGS...WITHIN 360 NM E OF FRONT N OF 24N SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT EXCEPT 12 TO 18 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL WITHIN 120 NM E OF FRONT. W OF FRONT TO 61W N OF 25N NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N W OF FRONT TO LINE FROM 31N70W TO 25N65W TO 22N61W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. .30 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N39W TO 17N48W. E OF FRONT N OF 25N SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. E OF FRONT FROM 22N TO 25N WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. W OF FRONT TO 56W N OF 23N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 18 TO 22 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N W OF FRONT TO 68W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 12 FT IN NW TO N SWELL...EXCEPT TO 18 FT N OF 25N E OF 61W. .48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N37W TO 17N48W. E OF FRONT N OF 24N SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. E OF FRONT FROM 20N TO 26N WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 29N FROM 40W TO 50W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 16 TO 19 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 17N W OF FRONT TO LINE FROM 31N66W TO 20N66W TO 17N55W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 12 FT IN N SWELL...EXCEPT TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL N OF 22N E OF 60W. .ATLC 18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT APPROACHING COAST. N OF 29N W OF 78W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN ATLC WARNINGS...N OF 28N W OF 74W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. .36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N72W TO 24N80W. WITHIN 240 NM E OF FRONT N OF 28N SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. W OF FRONT N OF 26N NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT...EXCEPT TO 14 FT N OF 30N E OF 78W. .48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N63W TO 22N78W. E OF FRONT TO 66W N OF 26N SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. W OF FRONT N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT EXCEPT TO 16 FT N OF 29N E OF 77W. .CARIBBEAN 06 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 70W AND 77W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 77W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. FROM 15N TO 18N BETWEEN 70W AND 75W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 73W AND 80W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 76W AND 80W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .GULF OF MEXICO 06 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN GULF OF MEXICO WARNING...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN GULF OF MEXICO WARNING... W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. .36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT SE OF AREA. E OF 92W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. S OF 22N N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 26N E OF 96W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 20N N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. S OF 28N E OF 90W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. FROM 20N TO 25N BETWEEN 90W AND 95W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. $$ .FORECASTER WALLY BARNES. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.