000
FZNT02 KNHC 220330
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC WED DEC 22 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED DEC 22.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU DEC 23.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI DEC 24.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N49W TO 17N61W. N OF 28N W OF FRONT TO 68W W 
TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 TO 27 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N41W TO 19N61W. N OF 28N W OF 
FRONT TO 63W W WINDS 30 TO 35 KT EXCEPT SW TO W WINDS E OF 52W. 
SEAS 20 TO 30 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.42 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N62W TO 27N75W TO 28N81W. N 
OF 27N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W SW TO W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 TO 
20 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N56W TO 25N71W TO 26N80W. N 
OF 27N E OF FRONT TO 50W SW TO W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 17 TO 
23 FT IN NW SWELL. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N49W TO 17N61W. EXCEPT AS NOTED IN 
WARNINGS...N OF 25N E OF FRONT TO 41W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 24N E OF 41W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. N OF 24N W OF FRONT TO 
74W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 21N E OF BAHAMAS TO 61W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N41W TO 19N61W. EXCEPT AS 
NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 24N WITHIN 330 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. N OF 24N W OF FRONT TO 65W 
AND N OF 28N BETWEEN 65W AND 75W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
15 TO 20 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT TO 75W AND E OF BAHAMAS WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
.42 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT 26N35W TO 17N61W. N OF 
25N W OF FRONT TO 55W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 18 TO 26 
FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 14N E OF 55W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. CONDITIONS MERGED BELOW.

.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N68W TO 28N81W. N OF 25N E OF 
FRONT TO 65W W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 25N W 
OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE E OF BAHAMAS TO 65W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.42 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N62W TO 27N75W TO 28N81W. EXCEPT 
AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 24N E OF FRONT TO 55W SW TO W WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N FROM 55W 
TO BAHAMAS WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N56W TO 25N71W TO 26N80W. 
EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 23N E OF FRONT TO 40W SW TO W 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 25 FT IN NW SWELL. NW OF FRONT NW 
TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 12N E 
OF 46W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE REMAINDER OF ATLC WATERS E OF BAHAMAS WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 22 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NE PART. 

.ATLC S OF 14N E OF 48W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
NE SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 14N E OF 50W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGED ABOVE.  

.CARIBBEAN N OF 14N BETWEEN 64W AND 68W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT. N OF 14N BETWEEN 68W AND 73W NE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF 15N BETWEEN 73W AND 79W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 13N BETWEEN 64W AND 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 
KT. LESS THAN 8 FT. N OF 13N BETWEEN 70W AND 75W NE TO E WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF 14N BETWEEN 75W AND 80W NE WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 80W AND FROM 11N TO 
15N W OF 80W N TO NE 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 AL