000
FZNT02 KNHC 091017
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC THU DEC 09.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI DEC 10.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT DEC 11.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 31N57W TO 20N72W. N OF 30N WITHIN 120 
NM E OF TROUGH SW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
WITHIN 60 NM NW OF TROUGH N OF 24N NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT IN N SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA N OF 21N E OF TROUGH TO 41W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE 
SWELL.   
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 31N60W TO 20N73W. N OF 24N
W OF TROUGH TO76W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. SE OF LINE
FROM 26N35W TO 14N61W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT 
IN N SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA N OF 23N E OF 70W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL EXCEPT 10 TO 15 
FT IN N E OF 37W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 31N58W TO LOW NEAR 25N64W
1010 MB AND SW TO 20N71W. WITHIN 150 NM NW OF TROUGH AND LOW
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N W OF 
TROUGH TO 76W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. REMAINDER OF 
AREA N OF 20N E OF 70W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN 
MIXED NW AND NE SWELL...HIGHEST E OF 40W.

.ATLC S OF 20N E OF 61W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 21N E OF 41W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 
FT IN N SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 26N.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 23N E OF 63W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 20N E OF 53W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 
TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT IN NE SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN LOW NEAR 10N77W 1009 MB WITH TROUGH EXTENDING NE TO
15N74W TO 18N66W. NW OF TROUGH FROM 10N TO 16N N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF TROUGH TO 81W FROM
10 TO 18N NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT S OF 15N. N OF 11N E OF 
68W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 17N74W TO LOW NEAR 10N77W 1009 MB. 
S OF 17N W OF TROUGH TO 83W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT
...HIGHEST S OF 13N BETWEEN TROUGH AND 82W. N OF 15N W OF 83W NW 
TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL THROUGH 
YUCATAN CHANNEL. N OF 11N E OF 66W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT 
IN NE SWELL THROUGH ATLC PASSAGES.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 18N74W TO LOW NEAR 10N78W 1009 MB. 
NW OF TROUGH TO 82W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE 
SWELL S OF 15N. N OF 16N E OF 64 WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO
8 FT IN NE SWELL THROUGH ATLC PASSAGES.

.GULF OF MEXICO LOW NEAR 24N87W 1014 MB WITH COLD FRONT SW TO 
18N93W AND WARM FRONT SE TO 24N83W. S OF 24N W OF LOW AND FRONT 
TO 93W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT W OF 94W NW TO N 25 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT...HIGHEST W OF 92W. S OF WARM FRONT AND E 
OF COLD FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT MOVED SE OF AREA. S OF 25N E OF 89W 
NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 25N BETWEEN 89W
AND 95W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 23N W OF 94W S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS
THAN 8 FT.

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

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FORECASTER AGUIRRE