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FZNT02 KNHC 231735 CCA
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC THU DEC 23 2010

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS

CORRECTED TO ADD GULF OF MEXICO TO SYNOPSIS

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 THU DEC 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI DEC 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT DEC 25.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.ATLC 06 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N60W TO 28N65W TO 26N80W. N 
OF 27N SE OF FRONT TO 53W SW TO W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 
20 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N50W TO 22N65W TO 23N80W. N OF 
26N WITHIN 360 NM SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 TO 
20 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 28N NW OF FRONT TO 65W W TO NW WINDS 25 
TO 35 KT. SEAS 18 TO 22 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N39W TO 22N55W. WINDS LESS THAN 
GALE FORCE. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC DISSIPATING COLD FRONT 28N35W TO 17N55W THEN TROUGH TO 
13N61W. E OF FRONT N OF 25N SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN 
NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 210 NM SE OF FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.   
.06 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. CONDITIONS MERGED WITH 
AREA DESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPH BELOW.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N65W TO 28N80W. NW OF FRONT E OF 73W NW WINDS 
25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. NW OF FRONT W OF 73W N WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. SE OF FRONT TO 27N E OF 
70W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 30 FT IN NW 
SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 31N47W. SE OF FRONT TO 25N W OF 70W W TO NW 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND LESS 
THAN 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE E OF BAHAMAS BETWEEN COLD 
FRONT AND DISSIPATING COLD FRONT TO THE SE WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 22 FT...HIGHEST NEAR 27N50W.
.06 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N60W TO 28N65W TO 26N80W. EXCEPT 
AS NOTED IN WARNINGS NW OF FRONT TO 73W NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 11 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL. NW OF FRONT W OF 72W N WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. SE OF FRONT E OF BAHAMAS TO 
45W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO27 FT...HIGHEST NE PART. 
SE OF FRONT TO 24N W OF BAHAMAS NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT. N OF 29N E OF 45W SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 18 TO 27 FT IN NW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF BAHAMAS N OF LINE FROM 22N35W TO 11N55W TO 
11N61W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 24 FT...HIGHEST NEAR 
29N45W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N50W TO 22N65W TO 23N80W. EXCEPT 
AS NOTED IN WARNINGS WITHIN 660 NM SE OF FRONT N OF 23N SW WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 20 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST N PART. 
ELSEWHERE SE OF FRONT E OF BAHAMAS WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 21 FT...HIGHEST NE PART. NW OF FRONT TO 77W E OF BAHAMAS NW 
TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL. NW OF FRONT 
TO 25N W OF BAHAMAS NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT W OF 77W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N39W TO 22N55W. SE OF FRONT N OF 
27N SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL. NW OF 
FRONT TO 60W N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 16 TO 22 
FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF BAHAMAS AND E OF 77W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 17 FT IN NW TO N SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 25N 
BETWEEN 45W AND 65W.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 13N TO 18N BETWEEN 75W AND 78W NE WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. FROM 13N TO 16N BETWEEN 66W AND 75W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 18N BETWEEN 75W AND 81W NE WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF 14N BETWEEN 67W AND 72W N TO NE WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 11N E OF 80W EXCEPT S OF 14N E OF 67W NE 
TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO 48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N92W TO 22N98W. W 
OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

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FORECASTER SCHAUER