000
FZNT02 KNHC 110923
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC SAT DEC 11.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN DEC 12.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON DEC 13.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT NW OF AREA. N OF 27N W OF 76W SW 
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N78W TO 26N80W. N OF 27N 
WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. 
N OF 27N W OF FRONT W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N75W TO 23N79W. N OF 27N 
WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. 
N OF 27N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 27N60W TO LOW PRES NEAR 24N66W 1012 MB 
TO 20N68W. SECOND TROUGH FROM 31N80W TO 24N76W TO SECOND LOW 
NEAR 26N73W 1014 MB TO 27N70W TO FIRST LOW. N OF TROUGH AND 
FRONTAL TROUGH WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE 
AND SE SWELL. FROM 22N TO 25N BETWEEN 65W AND 71W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. FROM 22N TO FRONTAL 
TROUGH BETWEEN 60W AND 65W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT. FROM 20N TO 22N BETWEEN 60W AND 67W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 31N35W TO 28N56W TO LOW 
PRES NEAR 20N67W 1011 MB. NW OF FRONTAL TROUGH TO 70W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. 
N OF 26N BETWEEN 70W AND 76W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN 
SE SWELL. SE OF FRONTAL TROUGH TO 20N WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 27N35W TO 28N50W. N OF 
FRONTAL TROUGH E OF 50W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N E OF 50W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL.

.ATLC S OF 20N E OF 55W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN 
NE SWELL. S OF 20N W OF 55W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 20N E OF 60W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 18N E OF 55W NE TO E WINDS 20 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.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 15N E OF 55W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 
TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.

.ATLC 30 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N W OF 78W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF 28N BETWEEN 73W AND 78W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT NW OF AREA. EXCEPT AS NOTED IN 
WARNINGS...ELSEWHERE N OF 25N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N78W TO 26N80W. EXCEPT AS 
NOTED IN WARNINGS...ELSEWHERE N OF 23N E OF FRONT TO 70W S TO SW 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT N OF 27N.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N75W TO 23N79W. EXCEPT AS 
NOTED IN WARNINGS...ELSEWHERE N OF 23N E OF FRONT TO 70W S TO SW 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT N OF 26N. EXCEPT AS NOTED IN 
WARNINGS...ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 9 FT. N OF 26N BETWEEN 65W AND 70S SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL N OF 29N. N OF 26N BETWEEN 50W 
AND 65W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN LOW PRES NEAR 09N78W 1009 MB WITH SHEAR AXIS FROM LOW 
TO 15N95W TO 18N70W. NW OF SHEAR AXIS TO 16N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 16N BETWEEN SHEAR AXIS AND 80W NE 
WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 10N77W 1010 MB. SHEAR AXIS 
DISSIPATED. WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN 42 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT JUST NW OF AREA. N OF 12N 
W OF 80W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 22N80W TO 16N88W. NW OF FRONT 
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS IN YUCATAN CHANNEL. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. FROM 11N TO FRONT W OF 80W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 FT NEAR COAST OF NICARAGUA.

.GULF OF MEXICO W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT 
N OF 25N.
.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N93W TO 26N97W. N OF 25N E 
OF FRONT T0 88W S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT NEAR FRONT. W 
OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N89W TO 25N98W. N OF 25N E 
OF FRONT TO 85W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT NEAR FRONT. W OF 
FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 27N82W TO 22N90W TO 18N95W. N 
OF 23N E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. W OF 
FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT SE OF AREA. E OF 91W NW TO N WINDS 
25 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL. W 
OF 91W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL.

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

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FORECASTER LEWITSKY