000
FZNT02 KNHC 200331
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC MON DEC 20 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON DEC 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE DEC 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED DEC 22.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N69W TO LOW NEAR 27N69W 1000 MB MOVING 
NE 17 KT...FRONT CONTINUES SE TO 24N67W AND SW TO 19N72W. WITHIN
180 NE SEMICIRCLE OF LOW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW MOVED NE OF AREA. COLD FRONT FROM 31N61W
TO 25N62W TO 18N68W. N OF 27N WITHIN 360 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW 
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT...HIGHEST N OF 29N. N OF 28N 
WITHIN 450 NM W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 
18 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N50W TO 24N55W TO 18N65W.
N OF 27N WITHIN 300 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11
TO 17 FT. N OF 27N W OF FRONT TO 65W W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. 
SEAS 17 TO 28 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 28N.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N69W TO LOW NEAR 27N69W 1000 MB MOVING 
NE 17 KT...FRONT CONTINUES SE TO 24N67W AND SW TO 19N72W. EXCEPT
AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...ELSEWHERE N OF 21N BETWEEN FRONT AND 65W
SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. W OF FRONT NW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N61W TO 25N62W TO 18N68W. 
EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 22N E OF FRONT TO 47W S TO SW 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 22N W OF FRONT TO 78W 
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT FROM 22N TO 27N AND 
12 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL N OF 27N.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N50W TO 24N55W TO 18N65W. 
EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 25N E OF FRONT TO 42W S TO SW 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. N OF 24N W OF FRONT TO 72W W 
TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW TO N SWELL EXCEPT 
N OF 24N BETWEEN 71W AND FRONT 15 TO 25 FT IN NW SWELL.

.ATLC DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 21N35W TO 18N48W. WITHIN 
120 NM N OF FRONT W OF 40W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN NW SWELL. NE OF LINE 31N47W TO 24N35W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF LINE FROM 31N58W TO 24N48W TO 
09N49W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW TO N SWELL...
HIGHEST NE.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. N OF 10N E OF 49W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 15N E OF 44W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 10N E OF 45W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.

.FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 48W AND 56W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS
TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW SWELL AND NE WIND WAVES. FROM 12N TO 18N W 
OF 56W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 17N BETWEEN 49W AND 57W NE TO E
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS AS DESCRIBED IN ABOVE PARAGRAPH.

.GULF OF MEXICO S OF 25N E OF 87W N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.30 FORECAST 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 AGUIRRE