000 FZNT02 KNHC 052203 HSFAT2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 2230 UTC WED DEC 5 2018 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 5. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU DEC 6. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI DEC 7. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N73W TO 27N77W TO 25N79W TO 23N82W. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT N OF 27N. .24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N58W TO 26N65W TO 25N68W THEN STATIONARY TO 21N76W. N OF 30N WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 31N51W TO 29N62W TO 25N72W TO 25N75W TO 30N74W TO 31N51W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N82W TO 28N60W TO 26N65W THEN DISSIPATING TO 23N73W. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 31N46W TO 27N54W TO 26N66W TO 24N74W TO 29N66W TO 31N65W TO 31N46W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL...EXCEPT 11 TO 13 FT N OF 30N BETWEEN 48W AND 54W. .ATLC WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 31N35W TO 19N35W TO 19N52W TO 20N56W TO 23N42W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGED BELOW. .ATLC WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 13N38W TO 07N41W TO 07N49W TO 09N59W TO 16N60W TO 13N53W TO 13N38W...INCLUDING ATLANTIC EXPOSURES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGED BELOW. .ATLC WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 31N41W TO 30N58W TO 31N58W TO 31N41W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 31N35W TO 15N35W TO 08N46W TO 11N56W TO 20N53W TO 30N42W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 31N35W TO 16N35W TO 07N47W TO 14N51W TO 18N58W TO 18N48W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. .CARIBBEAN 06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 12N74W TO 11N74W TO 10N76W TO 11N77W TO 12N77W TO 13N76W TO 12N74W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 15N73W TO 12N73W TO 10N76W TO 11N81W TO 15N81W TO 16N75W TO 15N73W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...HIGHEST NEAR 11.5N75W. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .CARIBBEAN 03 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT ENTERING FROM 21.5N85W TO 21.5N87W. N OF FRONT...INCLUDING YUCATAN CHANNEL...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS TO 8 FT. .12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 22N79.5W TO 20N85W TO 20N87W. N OF FRONT...INCLUDING YUCATAN CHANNEL...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT W OF 85W...HIGHEST YUCATAN CHANNEL. .24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DIFFUSE. CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 21N78W TO 20N80W TO 20N82W TO 22N80W TO 22N79W TO 21N78W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .42 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT FROM 23N82W TO 22N87W TO 20N94W. TROUGH FROM 22N98W TO 18.5N94W. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 27N83W TO 24N82W TO 22N85W TO 20N95W TO 24N98W TO 26N91W TO 27N83W... INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND APPROACH TO YUCATAN CHANNEL... NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH OCCASIONAL HIGHER GUSTS NEAR 21N92W. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. W OF TROUGH NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT WELL SE OF AREA. TROUGH FROM 22N98W TO 18.5N94W. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 23N84W TO 22N90W TO 19N93W TO 19N95W TO 21N96W TO 24N94W TO 23N84W...INCLUDING APPROACH TO YUCATAN CHANNEL...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 22N98W TO 18.5N94W. CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. $$ .FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.