000
FZNT02 KNHC 292134
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC WED DEC 29 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC WED DEC 29.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU DEC 30.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI DEC 31.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N40W TO 20N54W THEN STATIONARY TO 
16N61W. N OF 28N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 
FT. N OF 28N W OF FRONT TO 65W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
23 TO 27 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF STATIONARY FRONT TO 21N N TO NE 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA E 
OF BAHAMAS AND E OF 75W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 20 FT 
IN NW TO N SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 29N35W TO 21N46W 
THEN STATIONARY TO 16N61W. N OF 27N BETWEEN 50W AND 65W W TO NW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 TO 19 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 08N TO 15N 
BETWEEN 50W AND 61W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
REMAINDER OF AREA E OF 70W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 22 
FT IN NW TO N SWELL...HIGHEST NE PART. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST NEW COLD FRONT FROM 31N40W TO 26N46W. 
DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 26N35W TO TO 16N61W. N OF 26N 
E OF 41W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 TO 18 FT IN NW 
SWELL. N OF 26N BETWEEN 41W AND 54W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 14 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 15N TO 20N BETWEEN 55W AND 
61W BE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA E OF 
BAHAMAS EXCEPT N OF 23N W OF 65W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 15 FT IN MIXED NW AND N SWELL. 

.CARIBBEAN S OF 20N BETWEEN 67W AND 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. 
N OF 15N E OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 20N BETWEEN 67W AND 83W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 14N E OF 
67W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 21N BETWEEN 65W AND 83W AND N OF 
14N E OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE 
SWELL. 

.GULF OF MEXICO N OF 21N W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 88W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 24N W OF 92W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
FT. W OF 90W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 25N BETWEEN 86W AND 95W SE TO S WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 95W SE TO S 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 AL