000
FZNT02 KNHC 211605
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC TUE DEC 21 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE DEC 21.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED DEC 22.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU DEC 23.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N51W TO 22N55W TO 17N62W. N OF 27N WITHIN 300 
NM E OF FRONT S WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. N OF 28N W 
OF FRONT TO 70W W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 TO 27 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N41W TO 19N54W. N OF 28N W OF 
FRONT TO 65W W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT EXCEPT SW TO W WINDS E OF 
55W. SEAS 20 TO 30 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 12 TO 19 FT WITHIN 270 
NM E OF FRONT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 28N35W TO 14N54W. N OF 29N W 
OF FRONT TO 55W SW TO W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 17 TO 27 FT IN 
NW SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N65W TO 29N81W. W OF FRONT NW TO 
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. WITHIN 120 NM 
E OF FRONT N OF 29N W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 16 FT IN NW 
SWELL. 

.ATLC N OF 23N E OF 42W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN NW TO N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGED WITH THE NEXT AREA TO BE 
DESCRIBED. 

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N51W TO 22N55W TO 17N62W. EXCEPT AS NOTED IN 
WARNINGS...N OF 24N WITHIN 420 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. N OF 24N W OF FRONT TO 75W NW WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 24N E OF BAHAMAS TO 
75W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N41W TO 19N54W. EXCEPT AS 
NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 300 NM E OF FRONT N OF 24N S TO SW 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 24N W OF FRONT TO 65W 
AND N OF 27N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
15 TO 20 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT TO 75W N OF 18N WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 28N35W TO 14N54W. EXCEPT AS 
NOTED IN WARNINGS...E OF FRONT N OF 26N SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 
TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 150 NM E OF FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF BAHAMAS N OF 26N 
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 15 TO 25 FT E OF 65W AND 8 TO 15 
FT W OF 65W. REMAINDER AREA W OF FRONT TO BAHAMAS N OF 14N WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 FT IN NW SWELL 
N OF 20N E OF 60W.

.CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 64W AND 72W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT. N OF 18N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W NE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 64W AND 80W NE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

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FORECASTER SCHAUER