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FZNT02 KNHC 260334
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SUN DEC 26 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SUN DEC 26.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON DEC 27.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE DEC 28.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT 29N84W TO 19N93W TO 18N94W. N OF 27N 
W OF FRONT TO 91W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT E OF AREA. WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.ATLC 06 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT JUST E OF AREA. N OF 27N W OF 
75W SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N70W TO 22N77W. N OF 27N WITHIN 
210 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. N OF 
27N W OF FRONT W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 20 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N59W TO 19N67W. N OF 27N WITHIN 
210 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. N 
OF 27N W OF FRONT TO 75W W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 TO 24 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N38W TO 22N47W. N OF 25N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 25N W OF FRONT 
TO 53W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 TO 21 FT IN NW SWELL. 
S OF 13N E OF 50W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN 
MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. REMAINDER AREA E OF BAHAMAS AND E OF 75W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT 26N35W TO 23N38W. 
CONDITIONS MERGED WITH THE NEXT AREA DESCRIBED. 


.ATLC N OF 27N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT. 
.06 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 25N W 
OF 72W AND E OF BAHAMAS S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. N 
OF 25N W OF BAHAMAS S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 23N E OF 
FRONT TO 60W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. W OF 
FRONT W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT E OF BAHAMAS EXCEPT 
LESS THAN 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 15N E OF 61W NE TO E WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF BAHAMAS WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT...HIGHEST NE PART.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 24N E OF 
FRONT TO 50W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. W OF 
FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 19 FT IN NW SWELL 
EXCEPT LESS THAN 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 18N E OF 61W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF BAHAMAS 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW TO N  
SWELL...HIGHEST NE PART.

.CARIBBEAN S OF 16N E OF 75W AND FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 75W AND 
80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. FROM 11N TO 15N W 
OF 80W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 21N80W TO 15N83W. W OF FRONT NW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. S OF 15N W OF 75W N TO NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. S OF 15N BETWEEN 68W AND 75W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. S OF 15N E OF 68W E WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 18N74W TO 10N78W. W OF FRONT TO 84W 
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 16N E OF FRONT 
TO 70W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...W OF FRONT NW TO N 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. N OF 25N E OF FRONT SW TO S 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST E OF 90W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
13 FT IN N SWELL. W OF 90W N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
13 FT IN N SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT E OF AREA. E OF 90W NW TO N WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. S OF 25N W OF 90W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 26N E OF 86W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 23N W OF 95W SE WINDS TO 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