000
FZNT02 KNHC 110318
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SAT DEC 11 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT DEC 11.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN DEC 12.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON DEC 13.

.WARNINGS.
...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N76W TO 25N80W TO 22N84W. N 
OF 27N WITHIN 150 NM SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT. N OF 28N W OF COLD FRONT W WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 
15 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING FROM NEAR 31N51W TO 27N63W TO 
LOW PRES NEAR 24N67W 1012 MB WITH TROUGH THEN EXTENDING SW TO 
20N70W. SE OF FRONT AND LOW TO 22N BETWEEN 60W AND TROUGH SE TO 
S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT S TO SW WINDS NEAR LOW. SEAS 8 TO 9 
FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. N OF 25N FROM 60W TO 76W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 
28N W OF 76W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. 
WITHIN 90 NM NW OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 28N50W TO 25N70W. N OF 
FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 26N FROM 
70W TO 78W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 18N E OF 60W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 27N35W TO 27N50W TO 
31N62W. N OF FRONT W OF 40W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 
10 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF FRONT TO 27N BETWEEN 50W AND 72W SE TO S 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.ATLC S OF 22N E OF 57W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT E TO SE 
WINDS NW PART. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. N OF 22N E OF 
60W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE 
SWELL...HIGHEST E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 18N E OF 54W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 14N E OF 50W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 
TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE SE OF LINE 25N45W TO 18N61W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.

.ATLC 48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N76W TO 25N80W TO 
22N84W. EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...N OF 23N E OF FRONT TO 72W 
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT W 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. OF 68W S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN LOW PRES NEAR 09N77W 1008 MB WITH TROUGH TO 17N73W. S 
OF 17N W OF TROUGH TO 84W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT 
NEAR LOW PRES. SEAS TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 17N BETWEEN 74W 
AND 80W...INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES AND TROUGH DISSIPATED. WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 25N80W TO 22N84W TO 19N96W.
N OF 12N TO COLD FRONT AND W OF 81W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO N OF 24N W OF 95W S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 
8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 26N W OF 89W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N88W TO 24N98W. NW OF FRONT NW TO 
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. WITHIN 120 NM SE OF FRONT 
E OF 90W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 25N80W TO 22N84W TO 19N96W. N 
OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 15 FT...HIGHEST E 
PORTIONS. 

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

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FORECASTER STRIPLING