000
FZNT02 KNHC 271619
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC MON DEC 27 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC MON DEC 27.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE DEC 28.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED DEC 29.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N65W TO 24N69W TO WINDWARD PASSAGE. N OF
26N W OF FRONT TO 77W W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 25 
FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NE PART. N OF 28N WITHIN 180 NM E OF 
FRONT S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N55W TO 25N59W TO 18N67W. N
OF 28N W OF FRONT TO 67W W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 
25 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 29N. N OF 27N WITHIN 180 NM E 
OF FRONT SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N43W TO 25N55W TO 17N62W. N 
OF 30N BETWEEN 50W AND 60W W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 24 TO 
31 FT IN NW SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N65W TO 24N69W TO WINDWARD PASSAGE. 
EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT BETWEEN FRONT AND BAHAMAS AND 8 TO 
10 FT BETWEEN BAHAMAS AND 80W. FROM 24N TO 28N E OF FRONT TO 52W 
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N55W TO 25N59W TO 18N67W.
EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...ELSEWHERE N OF 25N W OF FRONT TO
74W NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 20 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 25N 
W OF FRONT TO 77W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT BETWEEN
FRONT AND BAHAMAS. FROM 24N TO 27N WITHIN 480 NM E OF FRONT S TO 
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N43W TO 25N55W TO 17N62W.
EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...ELSEWHERE N OF 25N W OF FRONT TO 
65W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO TO 25 KT. SEAS 14 TO 22 FT IN NW TO N
SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 27N. S OF 25N W OF FRONT TO 70W N TO NE
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. N OF 25N WITHIN
240 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT 
IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT TO 76W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.

.ATLC S OF 17N E OF 61W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT. REMAINDER AREA E OF 65W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL EXCEPT NE OF LINE FROM 31N44W TO 27N35W 
11 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 18N E OF 55W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. REMAINDER AREA E OF 52W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL...HIGHEST NE PART.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 17N W OF 52W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN N SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN COLD FRONT FROM WINDWARD PASSAGE TO 15N79W TO 11N83W. 
W OF FRONT TO 86W S OF 17N NW TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 
S OF 15N W OF 81W N 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST S OF
15N. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. E OF
FRONT TO 75W S OF 15N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT. S OF 13N BETWEEN 67W AND 75W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 18N67W TO 15N75W THEN 
DISSIPATING TO 11N81W. W OF FRONT TO 84W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT...HIGHEST S OF 15N W OF 79W. E OF FRONT TO 
66W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. N OF 15N E OF 66W NE 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. N OF 11N BETWEEN 64W 
AND 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT NE 25 TO 30 KT IN MONA 
PASSAGE AND S OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC TO 15N. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
S OF 11N W OF 75W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE 
SWELL. 

.GULF OF MEXICO S OF 28N E OF 85W AND S OF 26N BETWEEN 85W AND 
90W NW TO N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL S OF 
26N...HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT

.GULF OF MEXICO 18 HOUR FORECAST N OF 24N W OF 95W SE WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 21N W OF 94W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS
THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 21N TO 25N W OF 90W AND N OF 25N W OF 94W
SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST N OF 25N.

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

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FORECASTER AGUIRRE