000
FZNT02 KNHC 201619
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC MON DEC 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE DEC 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED DEC 22.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N61W TO 25N64W TO 20N72W. TROUGH EXTENDING 
FROM FRONT TO 28N62W TO 18N68W. N OF 25N E OF TROUGH AND FRONT 
TO 55W S TO SW WINDS WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT IN 
MERGING NE AND SE SWELL. W OF FRONT N OF 28N BETWEEN 66W AND 75W 
W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N52W TO 18N66W. TROUGH FROM 
28N51W TO 16N62W. N OF 25N WITHIN 240 NM SE OF FRONT AND TROUGH 
S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. N OF 27N W OF FRONT 
TO 72W W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 24 FT IN NW 
SWELL...HIGHEST N.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N42W TO 18N63W. N OF 29N WITHIN 
180 NM SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. N OF 
27N W OF FRONT TO 69W W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 30 
FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST N.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N61W TO 25N64W TO 20N72W. TROUGH EXTENDING 
FROM FRONT TO 28N62W TO 18N68W. EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...N 
OF 21N E OF FRONT AND TROUGH TO 51W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 10 FT IN MERGING NE AND SW SWELL. EXCEPT AS NOTED IN 
WARNING...N OF 23N NW OF FRONT TO 80 NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 
NW TO N WINDS W OF 75W. SEAS TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST 31N52W TO 18N66W. TROUGH FROM 28N51W TO 
16N62W. EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...N OF 23N WITHIN 420 NM E OF 
FRONT AND TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N 
OF 24N W OF FRONT TO 76W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 
FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N42W TO 18N63W. EXCEPT AS NOTED 
IN WARNING...N OF 24N E OF FRONT TO 36W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. N OF 25N W OF FRONT TO 70W W TO NW WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 70W W 
TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT IN W SWELL. ELSEWHERE S 
OF 27N BETWEEN 70W AND 76W WINDS LESS THEN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT IN NW SWELL.

.ATLC NE OF LINE 21N51W TO 11N35W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N E OF 40W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 25N E OF 40W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.

.ATLC TROUGH 07N57W T0 14N52W. FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 48W AND 
55W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 15N E OF 48W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.CARIBBEAN 36 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W NE 
WINDS 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT THROUGH ATLC PASSAGES. SEAS TO 8 
FT WITH NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N E OF 78W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT THROUGH ATLC PASSAGES. SEAS TO 8 FT EXCEPT 
TO 10 FT IN ATLC PASSAGES IN NW SWELL.

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

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FORECASTER STRIPLING