000
FZNT02 KNHC 081018
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC WED DEC 08.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU DEC 09.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI DEC 10.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N57W TO 26N70W THEN DISSIPATING 
FRONTAL TROUGH TO WINDWARD PASSAGE. N OF 28N W OF FRONT TO 74W W
TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE
N OF 26N W OF TROUGH TO 70W NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN 
NW SWELL. S OF 26N W OF TROUGH WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT IN N SWELL. N OF 28N E OF FRONT TO 52W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 22N E OF 39W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 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 STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N57W TO 25N65W THEN
WEAKENING TO 20N74W. N OF 29N W OF FRONT TO 68W WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 13 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT TO 73W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. N OF 29N 
WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN 
NW SWELL. E OF LINE FROM 31N35W TO 14N60W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 T0 12 FT IN N TO 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 FROM 31N58W TO 26N58W WEAKENING
TO 21N74W. N OF 25N W OF TROUGH TO 74W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
8 TO 10 FT. N OF 28N W OF 74W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
8 TO 10 FT. N OF 23N E OF 38W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10
TO 15 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 BAHAMAS
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL. 

.CARIBBEAN TROUGH FROM 18N67W TO LOW NEAR 10N78W 1010 MB  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 TROUGH FROM 18N70W TO LOW NEAR 10N78W 1010 MB. 
S OF 15N W OF TROUGH AND LOW 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. E OF TROUGH TO 73W E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN
8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 18N72W TO LOW NEAR 10N78W. W OF 
TROUGH AND LOW TO 84W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT. S OF 14N BETWEEN 65W AND 71W E WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS LESS
THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO LOW NEAR NEAR 28N95W 1014 MB WITH WARM
FRONT EXTENDING NE TO 30N91W AND COLD FRONT SW TO 25N97W. N OF
28N W OF 91W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. 
ELSEWHERE NE OF LOW NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONTS NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 25N89W WITH COLD FRONT SW TO 19N95W.  
NW OF FRONT S OF 26N AND W OF 90W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS
8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT MOVED SE OF AREA. S OF 25N E OF 93W 
N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL...HIGHEST S OF
24N BETWEEN 85W AND 88W.

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

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FORECASTER AGUIRRE