000
FZNT02 KNHC 150922
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC WED DEC 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU DEC 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI DEC 17.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N55W TO 26N59W TO 20N65W. N OF 26N E OF 
FRONT TO 50W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 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 10 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 28N W OF FRONT TO 78W W TO NW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 20 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 
31N65W. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT AND NE OF BAHAMAS WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 19 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 28N65W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N51W TO 25N55W TO 17N62W. N 
OF 25N E OF FRONT TO 45W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 
16 FT IN N SWELL. FROM 13N TO 25N E OF FRONT TO 45W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. N OF 27N 
BETWEEN 60W AND 72W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT 
IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT TO 75W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NE PORTION.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N45W TO 20N52W. N OF 28N W 
OF FRONT TO 54W NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 09N E OF 65W...EXCEPT S OF 16N W OF 58W...WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST 
NEAR 31N55W. N OF 29N W OF 65W SW TO W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT IN NW SWELL E OF 70W. S OF 22N W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. FROM 22N TO 29N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL.

.ATLC N OF 26N E OF 44W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 
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.
.24 HOUR FORECAST E OF A LINE FROM 31N40W TO 25N35W NW WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 13 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N E OF 45W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL 
...HIGHEST N OF 25N.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGED WITH PARAGRAPH ABOVE.

.ATLC S OF 10N E OF 50W AND S OF 13N BETWEEN 50W AND 58W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN SHEAR AXIS FROM 17N67W TO 15N73W TO 11N75W. NW OF 
SHEAR AXIS N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT S OF 18N 
BETWEEN 75W AND 85W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 68W AND 81W INCLUDING 
WINDWARD AND MONA PASSAGES...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N E OF 78W INCLUDING WINDWARD AND MONA 
PASSAGES...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT E OF 75W. 
FROM 11N TO 15N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT 
NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS TO 8 FT ALONG 15N.

.GULF OF MEXICO S OF 24N E OF 88W INCLUDING YUCATAN CHANNEL...
NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. N OF 23N W OF 91W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 25N W OF 91W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 87W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 
8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT JUST NW OF AREA. N OF 25N W OF 90W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 25N BETWEEN 
87W AND 94W SE 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 LEWITSKY