000
FZNT02 KNHC 260859
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC SUN DEC 26.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON DEC 27.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE DEC 28.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT 28N83W TO 21N88W. N OF 27N 
W OF FRONT TO 91W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. 
.03 HOUR FORECAST WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.ATLC COLD FRONT JUST E OF AREA. N OF 28N W OF 77W SW WINDS 30 
TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N67W TO 21N75W. N OF 28N WITHIN 
210 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. N OF 
28N W OF FRONT TO 80W W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 22 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N56W TO 19N69W. N OF 28N WITHIN 
210 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. N OF 
26N W OF FRONT TO 70W W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 TO 24 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N36W TO 23N45W THEN DISSIPATING STATIONARY TO 
18N62W. N OF 28N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 TO 19 
FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 26N W OF FRONT TO 53W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 13N E OF 50W NE TO E 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. REMAINDER AREA 
E OF 70W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. CONDITIONS MERGED WITH 
THE NEXT AREA DESCRIBED. 

.ATLC EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...NE OF BAHAMAS W OF 75W S TO 
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. SW OF BAHAMAS N OF 25N W OF 
77W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. ELSEWHERE W 
OF 70W TO BAHAMAS WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN N TO NE 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 25N WITHIN 
450 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
WITHIN 240 NM E OF FRONT FROM 23N TO 25N SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 
8 FT. W OF FRONT TO BAHAMAS W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
18 FT IN NW SWELL. W OF BAHAMAS NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT. S OF 15N E OF 61W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN 
PRIMARILY NW TO N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 26N WITHIN 
330 NM E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. W OF 
FRONT TO 80W AND BAHAMAS NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 18 
FT IN NW SWELL. W OF BAHAMAS N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
S OF 17N BETWEEN 38N AND 58W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 68W AND 75W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT. FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 75W AND 80W N TO NE WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN 
N TO NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 21N75W TO 15N84W. W OF FRONT NW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 17N W OF 75W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 14N E OF 75W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT W OF 70W AND LESS THAN 8 FT E OF 70W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 19N69W TO 10N79W. W OF FRONT TO 84W 
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. E OF FRONT TO 68W NE 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL W OF 74W AND LESS THAN 8 
FT E OF 74W.

.GULF OF MEXICO EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...W OF FRONT NW TO N 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. E OF FRONT 
SW TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.03 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 26N82W TO 21N87W. W OF FRONT EXCEPT 
N OF 28N W OF 90W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN 
NW TO N SWELL. N OF 28N W OF 90W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT. E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT E OF AREA. E OF 89W NW TO N WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. FROM 21N TO 24N BETWEEN 89W AND 
92W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO 48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 24N W OF 96W SE TO S WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

$$
FORECASTER SCHAUER