000 FZNT02 KNHC 140936 HSFAT2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 UTC TUE DEC 14 2010 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 TUE DEC 14. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED DEC 15. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU DEC 16. .WARNINGS. ...ATLC GALE WARNING... .COLD FRONT FROM 31N63W TO 20N69W. N OF 28N WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 26N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 24 FT IN NW SWELL. .18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N58W TO 20N65W. WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N63W TO 20N69W. EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...ELSEWHERE N OF 24N E OF FRONT TO 60W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 24N BETWEEN 55W AND 60W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL...HIGHEST ALONG 31N. S OF 26N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST ALONG 26N. .18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N58W TO 20N65W. N OF 27N E OF FRONT TO 52W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N E OF FRONT TO 50W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 21 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 78W...HIGHEST NE PORTION. S OF 27N W OF FRONT NW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...HIGHEST ALONG 27N. .24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N56W TO 18N63W. N OF 26N E OF FRONT TO 50W S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. FROM 20N TO 26N E OF FRONT TO 50W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N W OF FRONT TO 78W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 20 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST N CENTRAL PORTION. S OF 27N BETWEEN FRONT AND BAHAMAS WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST ALONG 27N. .48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N50W TO 20N58W. N OF 25N E OF FRONT TO 45W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL. FROM 20N TO 25N E OF FRONT TO 45W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 29N W OF FRONT TO 72W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N W OF FRONT TO 75W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NE PORTION. FROM 15N TO 20N W OF 55W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. .ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 23N35W TO 21N50W. N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL...HIGHEST NE PORTION. N OF 22N BETWEEN 50W AND 55W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. TROUGH FROM 31N37W TO 26N41W. N OF 26N E OF TROUGH SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N W OF TROUGH TO 45W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 18N E OF 50W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH E OF AREA. N OF 24N E OF 38W NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N E OF 45W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL...HIGHEST N PORTION. FROM 13N TO 20N E OF 55W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .ATLC S OF 16N BETWEEN 50W AND 58W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 16N E OF 50W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 11N E OF 56W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .CARIBBEAN SHEAR AXIS FROM 18N72W TO 09N78W. W OF SHEAR AXIS NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST ALONG COAST OF NICARAGUA. .24 HOUR FORECAST SHEAR AXIS FROM 17N64W TO 16N74W TO 11N75W. NW OF SHEAR AXIS N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL S OF 18N BETWEEN 75W AND 82W...HIGHEST ALONG COAST OF PANAMA. .48 HOUR FORECAST SHEAR AXIS DISSIPATED. N OF 15N BETWEEN 68W AND 78W INCLUDING WINDWARD AND MONA PASSAGES...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .GULF OF MEXICO E OF 90W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR CUBA. ELSEWHERE SE OF A LINE FROM 29N90W TO 20N96W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 22N W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT NW PORTION. .48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 25N W OF 86W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT W OF 93W. FROM 20N TO 25N W OF 88W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY