000 FZNT02 KNHC 202214 HSFAT2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 2230 UTC FRI DEC 20 2013 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 FRI DEC 20. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT DEC 21. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN DEC 22. .WARNINGS. ...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING... .FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W AND S OF 17N FROM 70W TO 72W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 09N TO 17N BETWEEN 64W AND 82W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 17N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W AND FROM 13N TO 17N BETWEEN 65W AND 72W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 09N TO 17N BETWEEN 64W AND 82W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 17N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W AND FROM 13N TO 17N BETWEEN 65W AND 72W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 09N TO 17N BETWEEN 64W AND 82W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .ATLC WITHIN AN AREA BOUNDED BY LINE FROM 31N60W TO 31N43W TO 25N65W TO 26N70W TO 31N60W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN MIXED E TO SE AND NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGE WITH PARAGRAPH BELOW. .ATLC FROM 10N TO 17N E OF 38W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL. FROM 16N TO 22N BETWEEN 60W AND 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF LINE FROM 30N35W TO 23N74W TO 20N74W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 11 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 15N TO 22N W OF 60W AND FROM 20N TO 25N BETWEEN 50W AND 60W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE SE OF LINE FROM 31N55W TO 22N78W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 19N TO 25N BETWEEN 52W AND 65W AND FROM 19N TO 22N W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF LINE FROM 31N50W TO 26N71W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL...EXCEPT NW SWELL NE PART. .GULF OF MEXICO 12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 26N W OF 96W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 25N W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 29N90W TO 25N98W. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. $$ .FORECASTER WALLY BARNES. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.