000
FZNT02 KNHC 171619
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC FRI DEC 17 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC FRI DEC 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT DEC 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN DEC 19.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N42W TO 24N47W THEN CONTINUING SW AS SHEAR 
LINE TO 15N61W. N OF 29N W OF FRONT TO 52W W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 11 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. WITHIN 180 NM NW OF SHEAR LINE N 
TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED N TO NW SWELL AND NE 
WIND WAVES. WITHIN 270 NM NE OF LINE 07N38W TO 10N46W NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 12N E OF 66W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 26N35W TO 21N45W. N OF 28N W OF 
FRONT TO 48W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. 
FROM 15N TO 22N BETWEEN 52W AND 76W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT IN MIXED N TO NW SWELL AND NE WIND WAVES. ELSEWHERE E 
OF 70W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NW 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAK COLD FRONT 22N35W TO 19N50W. N OF 26N E 
OF 44W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. 
FROM 16N TO 20N BETWEEN 53W AND 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 
9 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF 60W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.

.ATLC N OF 30N W OF 66W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 30N W OF 60W SW TO W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 
8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N77W TO 29N80W TO 25N81W. NW OF 
FRONT NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. N OF 27N WITHIN 240 
NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. S OF 27N 
BETWEEN 68W AND 72W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 68W AND 74W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 14N E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 15N BETWEEN 75W AND 79W E TO 
SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. S OF 14N E OF 73W NE WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N E OF 74W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT 30N87W TO 25N97.5W. S OF 26N E OF 90W 
SE TO S WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N85W TO 26N95W TO 22N97W. NW OF 
FRONT W OF 91W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT E OF AREA. WINDS LESS THAN 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 STRIPLING