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HIGH SEAS FORECAST                                              
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL                        
1630 UTC FRI DEC 27 2013

UPDATE TO GULF OF MEXICO

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 FRI DEC 27.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT DEC 28.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN DEC 29.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.GULF OF MEXICO LOW PRES NEAR 21N94.5W 1016 MB WITH TROUGH 
EXTENDING NE TO 22.5N90W. SECOND TROUGH EXTENDING FROM LOW TO 
19N93W. FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 91W AND 96W N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 
35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 24N W OF SECOND TROUGH NW TO N 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 22N TO 27N W 
OF 91W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 27N90W TO LOW PRES NEAR 21N94W 
1014 MB THEN TROUGH TO 19N92.5W. S OF 21.5N W OF LOW AND TROUGH 
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. WITHIN 150 NM NW OF 
TROUGH FROM 21.5N TO 27N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT. FROM 27N TO 29N BETWEEN 85W AND 89W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N84W TO 27N85.5W TO 21N94W. 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC S OF 18N E OF 42W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF LINE FROM 31N42W TO 
29N43W TO 16N59W TO 11N60W TO 07N56W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL...MIXED N AND NE SWELL E OF 50W. WITHIN 90 
NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 27N72W TO 31N57W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 18N E OF 47W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF 55W SEAS 
8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST E OF 45W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN 
MIXED N AND NE SWELL. S OF 26N BETWEEN 45W AND 58W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.  

.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT NW OF AREA. ATLC N OF 28N W OF 76W 
SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 69W AND 76W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 72W AND 78W NE TO E 
WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10.5N TO 17N 
BETWEEN 70W AND 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13.5N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W NE TO E 
WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 17N 
BETWEEN 69W AND 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
FROM 10.5N TO 15N BETWEEN 80W AND 82W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
8 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.

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

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.