000
FZNT02 KNHC 150346
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC WED DEC 15 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED DEC 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU DEC 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI DEC 17.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N58W TO 24N61W TO 19N67W. N OF 26N W OF 
FRONT TO 78W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT IN NW 
SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 29N. N OF 26N WITHIN 300 NM E OF FRONT S 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N BETWEEN 
50W AND 58W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
REMAINDER AREA W OF FRONT NW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN 
NW SWELL BETWEEN FRONT AND BAHAMAS AND TO 8 FT N OF 27N W OF 78W 
AND ALSO S OF BAHAMAS E OF 78W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N51W TO 24N56W TO 18N62W. 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 BAHAMAS WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. N OF 25N WITHIN 240 NM E OF FRONT S 
TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST N 
OF 28N.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N47W TO 24N50W TO 18N59W. N 
OF 28N BETWEEN 51W AND 60W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 
FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 31N. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT TO 71W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL...HIGHEST N OF
28N. N OF 25N WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 09N AND E OF 
FRONT 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.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 24N E OF 39W NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
11 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE OF LINE FROM 31N47W TO 
26N35W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT PRIMARILY IN NW 
SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 27N. FROM 10N TO 15N E OF 46W NE TO E WINDS
20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. REMAINDER AREA N OF 13N E OF ABOVE COLD 
FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGED WITH THOSE DESCRIBED ABOVE 
WITH COLD FRONT.

.CARIBBEAN DISSIPATING FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 18N68W SW TO 11N75W.
S OF 16N W OF FRONT TO 83W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT.
ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 18N64W TO 
16N72W TO 12N75W. W OF TROUGH TO 83W N TO NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT EXCEPT S OF 15N BETWEEN TROUGH AND 79W 8 FT IN N 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. N OF 15N BETWEEN 66W AND 
80W INCLUDING THE WINDWARD AND MONA PASSAGES NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO N OF 22N W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 21N TO 25N W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. N OF 25N S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT APPROACHING THE TEXAS COAST. FROM
20N TO 24N W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
N OF 28N E OF 89W S WINDS TO 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