000
FZNT02 KNHC 090351
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC THU DEC 09 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU DEC 09.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI DEC 10.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT DEC 11.

.WARNINGS.
...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.LOW PRES NEAR 25N88.5W 1014 MB MOVING SE 20 KT...WITH WARM 
FRONT EXTENDING E TO 24N83W AND COLD FRONT EXTENDING SW TO 
21N92W TO 17N94W. NW OF COLD FRONT AND LOW S OF 25N NW TO N 
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 13 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC STATIONARY FRONT 31N57W TO 20N72W. SECONDARY COLD FRONT 
31N59W TO 27N65W. N OF 30N E OF STATIONARY FRONT TO 49W SW WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT IN BROAD MIX OF SWELL. N OF 23N W OF 
STATIONARY FRONT TO 71W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT 
IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA N OF 21N E OF 
STATIONARY FRONT TO 41W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT 
IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.   
.24 HOUR FORECAST MERGED FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 31N60W TO 20N73W. 
WITHIN 300 NM NW OF TROUGH NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN 
MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. WITHIN 300 NM OF LINE 26N35W TO 14N61W NE 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA N OF 
23N E OF 70W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN MIXED NW 
AND NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH 31N57W TO 25N64W TO 20N73W. 
WITHIN 150 NM NW OF TROUGH BETWEEN 64W AND 70W NE WINDS 25 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N NW OF TROUGH TO 76W NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA N OF 20N E 
OF 70W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE 
SWELL.

.ATLC S OF 21N E OF 61W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT IN MIXED NE SWELL AND NE WIND WAVES. N OF 21N E OF 41W NE 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 23N E OF 66W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 20N E OF 53W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 
TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N  WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN LOW PRES 09N77W 1008 MB WITH TROUGH EXTENDING TO 
13N76W TO 17N68W. NW OF TROUGH FROM 10N TO 16N N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. NW OF TROUGH TO 18N 
BETWEEN 68W AND 76W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF 11N E OF 
68W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 17N74W TO LOW PRES NEAR 09N77W 1010 MB. 
S OF 17N W OF TROUGH TO 83W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT 
IN N SWELL. N OF 15N W OF 83W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 
8 FT. N OF 11N E OF 66W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL 
THROUGH ATLC PASSAGES.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 20N73W TO LOW PRES NEAR 09N78W 1010 MB. 
NW OF TROUGH TO 82W NE TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN N TO 
NE SWELL. E OF 65W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE 
SWELL THROUGH ATLC PASSAGES.

.GULF OF MEXICO LOW PRES NEAR 25N88.5W 1014 MB MOVING SE 20 
KT...WITH WARM FRONT EXTENDING E TO 24N83W AND COLD FRONT 
EXTENDING SW TO 21N92W TO 17N94W. EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING... 
NW OF FRONT AND LOW AND W OF 87W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
TO 11 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES 24N86W 1015 MB WITH WARM FRONT E TO 
23N80W AND COLD FRONT SW TO 16N91W. N THROUGH NW OF LOW AND 
FRONTS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT W OF 88W. WITHIN 150 
NM SE SEMICIRCLE OF LOW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT SE OF AREA. S OF 25N E OF 89W N TO 
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 
22N W OF 89W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 23N W OF 94W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 
8 FT.

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

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FORECASTER STRIPLING