000
FZNT02 KNHC 220920
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC WED DEC 22.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU DEC 23.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI DEC 24.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N44W TO 17N61W. N OF 28N W OF FRONT TO 64W W 
TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 18 TO 30 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N37W TO 19N61W. N OF 28N W OF 
FRONT TO 55 W WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 20 TO 30 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.ATLC 36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N60W TO 28N65W TO 26N80W. N 
OF 28N WITHIN 300 NM E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 
15 TO 20 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N52W TO 26N60W TO 23N71W. N OF 
27N WITHIN 240 NM E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 17 
TO 22 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 28N W OF FRONT TO 62W W TO NW WINDS 
25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 18 TO 22 FT IN NW SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N44W TO 17N61W. EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS N 
OF 25N E OF FRONT TO 40W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT. N OF 26N E OF 40W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
NW TO N SWELL. N OF 25N W OF FRONT TO 72W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 10 TO 20 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N BETWEEN 55W 
AND 75W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N37W TO 19N61W. EXCEPT AS NOTED 
IN WARNINGS N OF 25N W OF FRONT TO 65W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 16N TO 25N BETWEEN 50W AND 
75W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
N OF 24N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. CONDITIONS MERGED IN 
PARAGRAPH BELOW.

.ATLC 24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N74W TO 28N81W. N OF 25N E 
OF FRONT TO 65W W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 KT. W OF 
FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N60W TO 28N65W TO 26N80W. EXCEPT 
AS NOTED IN WARNINGS N OF 24N E OF FRONT TO 40W SW TO W WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N E OF 
FRONT AND FROM 10N TO 20N BETWEEN 45W AND 60W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N52W TO 26N60W TO 23N71W. EXCEPT 
AS NOTED IN WARNINGS N OF 24N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 25N E OF FRONT S TO 
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 16 TO 22 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE E 
OF FRONT AND NW OF LINE 17N35W TO 00N45W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 20 FT IN NW SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 65W AND 72W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N E OF 65W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. 

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

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FORECASTER DGS