000
FZNT02 KNHC 280349
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC TUE DEC 28 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE DEC 28.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED DEC 29.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU DEC 30.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N59W TO 25N65W TO 20N72W. N OF 26N W OF 
FRONT TO 77W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 23 FT IN NW SWELL... 
HIGHEST NE PART. N OF 27N WITHIN 240 NM SE OF FRONT S TO SW 
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N49W TO 24N54W TO 19N65W. N 
OF 28N W OF FRONT TO 64W W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 
28 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NE. N OF 26N WITHIN 210 NM SE OF 
FRONT S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST GALE CONDITIONS SHIFT N OF AREA. WINDS BELOW 
GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N61W TO 24N66W TO 20N72W. EXCEPT AS 
NOTED IN WARNING...ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 
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 31N49W TO 24N54W TO 19N65W. 
EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...ELSEWHERE N OF 24N W OF FRONT TO 
70W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 23N 
WITHIN 120 NM NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 
14 FT IN NW SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA NW OF FRONT E OF BAHAMAS TO 
76W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 24N E OF FRONT TO 44W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 11 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N43W TO 23N50W TO 18N64W. N OF 
29N W OF FRONT TO 65W W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 17 TO 27 
FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N W OF FRONT TO 67W NW WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 15 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA NW OF FRONT 
TO 76W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN NW TO N  SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N38W TO 26N45W TO 22N47W TO 
18N63W. N OF 28N W OF FRONT TO 68W NW WINDS 20 TO TO 25 KT. SEAS 
15 TO 25 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NE. N OF 25N WITHIN 120 NM SE 
OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 21N NW OF FRONT 
NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA 
NW OF FRONT TO 71W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N 
SWELL.

.ATLC S OF 17N E OF 56W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT. REMAINDER AREA E OF 60W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 
FT PRIMARILY IN NW TO N 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. EXCEPT AS NOTED ABOVE... 
REMAINDER OF N OF 20N E OF FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT IN N SWELL.
.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 20N72W TO 15N80W. BETWEEN 77W AND 84W 
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT IN N SWELL...HIGHEST S. 
FROM 70W TO 77W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT S OF 15N.  
S OF 13N E OF 70W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 19N65W TO 15N80W. BETWEEN 62W 
AND 83W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL W OF 
67W. 
.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 WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL 
S OF 24N E OF 87W.
.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 STRIPLING