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FZNT02 KNHC 142213
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC TUE DEC 14.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED DEC 15.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU DEC 16.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.COLD FRONT FROM 31N59W TO 25N62W TO 19N69W. N OF 28N W OF FRONT 
TO 67W W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 24 FT IN NW SWELL.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N59W TO 25N62W TO 19N69W. EXCEPT AS 
NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 26N W OF FRONT TO 78W W TO NW WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT EXCEPT N OF 30N 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT IN NW 
SWELL BETWEEN FRONT AND 74W AND 8 TO 10 FT BETWEEN 74W AND 78W. 
N OF 24N E OF FRONT TO 58W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT. 
.06 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N57W TO 25N61W TO 19N67W.
N OF 27N W OF FRONT TO 76W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
12 TO 19 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT N OF 29N 15 TO 21 FT. N OF 25N
WITHIN 300 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN
NW SWELL BETWEEN FRONT AND 78W...6 TO 8 FT N OF 27N W OF 78W AND 
LESS THAN 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N53W TO 24N58W TO 18N64W. N 
OF 29N BETWEEN 60W AND 75W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 
16 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT TO 75W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL BETWEEN FRONT AND BAHAMAS.
N OF 25N E OF FRONT TO 48W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 28N.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N49W TO 24N54W TO 18N62W. N 
OF 28N BETWEEN 52W AND 64W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 TO 
18 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT TO 73W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 25N E OF FRONT TO 45W S 
TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE 
N OF 17N E OF FRONT TO 45W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT IN NW AND N SWELL.

.ATLC N OF 19N E OF 48W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN 
N SWELL. N OF 24N BETWEEN 50W AND 58W SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. FROM 19N TO 25N BETWEEN 48W AND 54W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST NE OF LINE FROM 31N44W TO 26N35W NW WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT. FROM 13N TO 18N BETWEEN 40W AND 50W 
E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 13N E OF 50W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 26N E OF 37W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS
10 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. FROM 11N TO 17N E OF 45W WINDS LESS
THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 17N E OF 
45W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL...HIGHEST 
N OF 22N.

.CARIBBEAN DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 19N69W SW TO 15N75W TO 
09N76W. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT
EXCEPT S OF 15N 10 TO 14 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 18N64W TO 
16N72W TO 12N75W. W OF TROUGH TO 84W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS
TO 8 FT EXCEPT S OF 15N 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. N OF 15N BETWEEN 68W AND 
80W PRIMARILY THROUGH THE WINDWARD AND MONA PASSAGES NE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO S OF 25N E OF 85W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT 
EXCEPT TO 10 FT S OF 23N. N OF 22N W OF 94W S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 21N W OF 94W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT EXCEPT TO 9 FT N OF 25N. ELSEWHERE W OF 90W 
SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT N OF 25N.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT OVER E TEXAS. N OF 25N W OF 85W S 
TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT W OF 85W. S OF 25N W OF 85W SE
TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

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FORECASTER AGUIRRE