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FZNT02 KNHC 120424
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SUN DEC 12 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SUN DEC 12.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON DEC 13.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE DEC 14.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 28N83W TO 20N97W. N OF 25N E 
OF 90W NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 26N80W TO 18N96W. N OF 25N E 
OF 90W NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT SE OF AREA. N OF 25N E OF 88W NW 
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT ENTERING AREA FROM NEAR 31N80W TO 
28N83W. N OF 27N W OF 76W SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N77W TO 22N85W. NW OF COLD FRONT 
N OF 27N W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT IN W SWELL. N OF 27N 
E OF FRONT TO 74W SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N67W TO 18N75W. N OF 27N E 
OF FRONT TO 64W S TO SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. N OF 
25N W OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 25 
FT...HIGHEST N OF 28N.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC DISSIPATING FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 31N43W TO 28N72W. LOW PRES 
NEAR 27N60W 1012 MB WITH TROUGH EXTENDING TO 24N70W. N OF 
FRONTAL TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY 
IN NE SWELL. BETWEEN TROUGH AND FRONTAL TROUGH BETWEEN 60W AND 
72W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN E SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 240 NM SE SEMICIRCLE OF LOW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 31N44W TO 27N58W TO 20N66W. N OF 
25N BETWEEN 56W AND 66W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
ELSEWHERE SE OF TROUGH TO 17N WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. N OF 27N TO 54W E TO SE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 26N E OF 54W NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL.

.ATLC S OF 18N E OF 56W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN N 
SWELL. S OF 20N W OF 56W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 17N E OF 56W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 
TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 20N W OF 56W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 21N E OF 60W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.

.ATLC 18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT ENTERING AREA FROM NEAR 31N80W 
TO 28N83W. EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 25N E OF FRONT TO 
74W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N77W TO 22N85W. EXCEPT AS 
NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 24N W OF 69W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N67W TO 18N75W. EXCEPT AS 
NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 20N NW OF FRONT TO 71W NW TO W WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. EXCEPT AS NOTED IN 
WARNINGS... ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 
274 E OF FRONT TO 60W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. 
W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 

.ATLC 48 HOUR FORECAST WEAK COLD FRONT 27N35W TO 25N46W TO 
31N61W. N OF FRONT WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N TO NE 
SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN DISSIPATING TROUGH 09N79W TO 14N79W TO 17N75W. WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN 36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 22N81W TO 18N88W. NW 
OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 21N78W TO 15N88W. NW OF FRONT 
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST YUCATAN 
CHANNEL. FROM 11N TO 16N BETWEEN 80W AND 84W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 FT NEAR COAST OF NICARAGUA.

.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT ALONG TEXAS COAST. SE OF FRONT AND NW 
OF LINE 30N86W TO 24N96W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 28N83W TO 20N97W. N OF 25N E 
OF 90W NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 26N80W TO 18N96W. EXCEPT AS 
NOTED IN WARNINGS...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. SE OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT SE OF AREA. EXCEPT AS NOTED IN 
WARNINGS...E OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT 
IN NW SWELL. 
.42 HOUR FORECAST E OF 90W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 
18 FT IN NW SWELL. W OF 90W N WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT IN N SWELL S OF 27N.

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

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FORECASTER STRIPLING