000
FZNT02 KNHC 080350
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC WED DEC 08 2010

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED DEC 08.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU DEC 09.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI DEC 10.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N57W TO 25N65W TO 21N72W THEN DIFFUSE THROUGH 
THE WINDWARD PASSAGE. N OF 28N W OF FRONT TO 63W SW WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 13 TO 16 FT IN MIXED NW SWELL AND SW WIND WAVES. ELSEWHERE 
N OF 27N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT 
IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST N. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N W OF FRONT WIND LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 28N E OF FRONT TO 
52W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 
25N E OF 39W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 14 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL. 
REMAINDER OF AREA E OF 65W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST MERGING COLD FRONTS 31N57W TO 20N74W. N OF 29N 
W OF FRONT TO 70W W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 13 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT TO 75W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. N OF 29N WITHIN 240 NM E OF FRONT SW 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 13 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. WITHIN 300 NM LINE 
27N35W TO 14N60W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 T0 12 FT IN NE SWELL. 
REMAINDER AREA E OF 70W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT 
PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH 31N58W TO 22N73W. WITHIN 210 NM 
NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. N OF 23N 
E OF 40W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT IN N SWELL. 
S OF 23N E OF 63W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 T0 13 FT IN 
NE SWELL. REMAINDER AREA E OF 70W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL. 

.CARIBBEAN ELONGATED TROUGH 10N77W TO 17N67W. FROM 10N TO 17N NW 
OF TROUGH TO 83W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN N 
SWELL. S OF 10N NW OF TROUGH W TO NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT 
IN N SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST ELONGATED TROUGH FROM 10N77W TO 17N73W. S OF 
15N W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 
16N BETWEEN 69W AND 73W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 17N75W TO 10N78W. W OF TROUGH TO 
84W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. E OF 
TROUGH E OF 68W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO 12 HOUR FORECAST DEVELOPING LOW PRES NEAR NEAR 
27N94W 1014 MB WITH WARM FRONT EXTENDING NE TO 29N90W AND COLD 
FRONT EXTENDING SW TO 23N98W. WITHIN 120 NM N SEMICIRCLE OF LOW 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE OF LOW NE WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF LOW AND FRONTS NW TO N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 29N84W TO LOW PRES 25N89W 1014 MB 
TO 18N94W. NW OF FRONT S OF 26N W OF 90W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT SE OF AREA. S OF 24.5N E OF 93W 
N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.

.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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FORECASTER STRIPLING