000
FZNT02 KNHC 100352
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC FRI DEC 10 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI DEC 10.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT DEC 11.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN DEC 12.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC S OF 22N E OF 64W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT IN NE SWELL. FROM 26N TO 29N BETWEEN 69W AND 74W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N E OF 70W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 21N E OF 65W 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 19N E OF 56W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N E OF 60W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.

.ATLC 24 HOUR FORECAST MERGED FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 31N55W TO LOW 
PRES 25N66W 1012 MB TO 20N72W. N OF TROUGH AND LOW TO 30N E OF 
70W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 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 31N49W TO 25N65W TO 23N73W. NW OF 
TROUGH BETWEEN 55W AND 72W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 20N E OF 60W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT IN N SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN LOW PRES NEAR 08N76.5W 1008 MB WITH TROUGH EXTENDING 
N TO 14N76W THEN NE TO 17N74W. NW OF TROUGH FROM 10N TO 17N N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. E OF LINE 18N68W 
TO 13N65W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL THROUGH ATLC 
PASSAGES. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH ILL DEFINED ALONG 78W. S OF 16N W OF 
78W N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. WINDWARD PASSAGE S 
TO 17N AND W TO 78W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. ATLC 
PASSAGES E OF 66W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 13N E OF 67W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM WEAKENING LOW PRES 21N82W 
1015 MB TO 15N90W WITH PRE FRONTAL TROUGH 21.5N80W TO 16N84W. 
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 S OF 25N E OF 88W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. S OF LINE 25N88W TO 21N96W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 24N W OF 94W S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 26N W OF 90W SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

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FORECASTER STRIPLING