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FZNT02 KNHC 130959
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC MON DEC 13 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON DEC 13.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE DEC 14.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED DEC 15.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.E OF 85W AND N OF 24N BETWEEN 85W AND 90W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 
35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 20 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST SE PORTION.
.12 HOUR FORECAST E OF 85W AND N OF 25N BETWEEN 85W AND 90W NW 
TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST 
SE PORTION.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.COLD FRONT FROM 31N75W TO 23N80W. N OF 27N WITHIN 240 NM E OF 
FRONT SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 24N W OF FRONT 
W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 20 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 
BAHAMAS AND 8 TO 12 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N64W TO 20N70W. N OF 27N E 
OF FRONT TO 60W S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. N 
OF 25N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 24 FT IN 
NW SWELL...HIGHEST CENTRAL PORTION.
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N60W TO 20N67W. N OF 28N E 
OF FRONT TO 70W W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 23 FT IN 
NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N54W TO 18N63W. WINDS BELOW 
GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N75W TO 23N80W. EXCEPT AS NOTED IN 
WARNINGS...ELSEWHERE N OF 27N E OF FRONT TO 70S S TO SW WINDS 25 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 24N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 25 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 27N WITHIN 240 NM E OF FRONT SW 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT ALONG 27N. N OF 27N BETWEEN 54W 
AND 70W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N64W TO 20N70W. S OF 25N W 
OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL 
N OF 21N...HIGHEST ALONG 25N. FROM 23N TO 27N E OF FRONT TO 60W 
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 23N BETWEEN 50W 
AND 60W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL 
...HIGHEST N PORTION.
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N60W TO 20N67W. EXCEPT AS 
NOTED IN WARNINGS...ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 21 FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...HIGHEST N OF 26N 
E OF 75W. N OF 25N E OF FRONT TO 55W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N E OF FRONT TO 50W SE TO S 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN  NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N54W TO 18N63W. N OF 26N W 
OF FRONT TO 76W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 20 FT IN 
NW SWELL...HIGHEST N PORTION. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...HIGHEST E 
PORTION. N OF 26N E OF FRONT TO 50W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. FROM 20N TO 26N E OF FRONT TO 50W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 28N35W TO 26N43W TO 29N54W. N OF FRONT NE 
TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 
25N35W TO 21N50W. NW OF FRONTAL TROUGH TO 43W NW TO N WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST N PORTION. N OF 
FRONTAL TROUGH BETWEEN 43W AND 50W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST OLD FRONTAL TROUGH DISSIPATED. NEW FRONTAL 
TROUGH FROM 27N35W TO 31N45W. N OF FRONTAL TROUGH W TO NW WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N E 
OF 50W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW 
SWELL. 

.ATLC S OF 13N E OF 50W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT 
IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N E OF 60W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. FROM 20N TO 23N E OF 50W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 17N E OF 58W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 11N E OF 57W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 FT IN NE SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN COLD FRONT FROM 22N81W TO 19N88W. NW OF FRONT NW TO N 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N W OF 78W 
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT ALONG COAST OF NICARAGUA.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 18N72W TO 09N78W. NW OF FRONT 
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...HIGHEST ALONG COAST OF NICARAGUA. 
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT W OF 77W...HIGHEST ALONG COAST OF NICARAGUA.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. SHEAR AXIS FROM 17N67W 
TO 15N73W TO 11N75W. NW OF SHEAR AXIS TO 80W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL W OF 74W. BETWEEN 80W AND 84W 
N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT S OF 18N.

.GULF OF MEXICO EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...ELSEWHERE ENTIRE 
AREA NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. 
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST E PORTION.
.12 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...ELSEWHERE E OF 
93W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL...
HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. S OF 26N W OF 93W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST N OF 21N E OF 92W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR CUBA. ELSEWHERE S OF 
25N E OF 96W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST E OF 90W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
15 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR CUBA. S OF 25N BETWEEN 90W AND 
95W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST SE OF A LINE FROM 29N83W TO 21N90W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 25N W OF 95W SE TO 
S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 20N W OF 92W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 
8 FT NW PORTION.

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

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FORECASTER LEWITSKY