000
FZNT02 KNHC 092220
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC THU DEC 09.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI DEC 10.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT DEC 11.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC S OF LINE 26N35W TO 22N55W TO 22N63W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 24N BETWEEN 63W AND 70W 
E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL. ELSEWHERE 
N OF 19N E OF 71W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN N TO 
NE SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 21N E OF 60W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT 
EXCEPT SE WINDS FAR NW PART. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 
12 FT IN NE SWELL.

.ATLC 24 HOUR FORECAST MERGED FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 31N57W TO LOW 
PRES 25N66W 1012 MB TO 20N72W. WITHIN 210 NM NW OF TROUGH AND 
LOW E OF 70W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. N OF 26N 
BETWEEN 70W AND 78W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 21N E OF TROUGH WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
13 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 31N52W TO 25N65W TO 20N70W. FROM 
24N TO 29N BETWEEN 64W AND 77W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 20N E OF 62W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT IN N SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN LOW PRES NEAR 10N77.5W 1009 MB WITH TROUGH EXTENDING 
N TO 14N77W THEN NE TO 17N74W. NW OF TROUGH FROM 10N TO 17N W TO 
82W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. WINDWARD 
PASSAGE TO 78W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. N OF 16N 
BETWEEN 70W AND 77W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. E 
OF LINE 16N69W TO 14N65W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL 
THROUGH ATLC PASSAGES. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH ILL DEFINED ALONG 78W. S OF 15N W OF 
78W N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. W OF 84W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. ATLC PASSAGES E OF 66W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 14N W OF 80W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 
8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM LOW PRES 22N83W 1014 MB TO 
19N85W TO 18N88W WITH PRE FRONTAL TROUGH 21N82W TO 16N85W. 
BETWEEN PRE FRONTAL TROUGH AND FRONT NW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. NW OF COLD FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 10 FT IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS DESCRIBED ABOVE.

.GULF OF MEXICO LOW PRES NEAR 22N83W 1014 MB WITH FRONTAL TROUGH 
EXTENDING NE TO 25N80W. S OF 26N E OF 90W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. S OF LINE 26N90W TO 21N98W NW TO 
N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 23N W OF 95W S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 20N W OF 91W S TO SW 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