000 FZNT02 KNHC 192111 HSFAT2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 2230 UTC WED DEC 19 2018 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 19. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU DEC 20. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI DEC 21. .WARNINGS. ...ATLC GALE WARNING... .ATLC 18 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N W OF 74W S TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT APPROACH SE UNITED STATES COAST. N OF 28N BETWEEN 78W AND 81W SE TO S WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N W OF 73W S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT N OF 27N. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 28N W OF 78W. .36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N78W TO 24N81W. N OF 25N BETWEEN 75W AND 79W S TO SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 31N66W TO 23N78W S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS IN LINES WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT. .48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N75W TO 22N78W. N OF 25N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W S TO SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 20 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 31N65W TO 24N72W TO 22N80W S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS IN LINES WITHIN 150 NM E OF FRONT. ...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING... .GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT FROM 30N94W 20N96W. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 22N E OF 96W. .24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N85W TO 19N90W. N OF 25N BETWEEN 91W AND 95W NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF THE FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. E OF THE FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS IN LINES E OF FRONT. .36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N83W TO 22N85W. N OF 24N BETWEEN 82W AND 93W W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT. REMAINDER GULF OF MEXICO W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS IN LINES E OF 84W. .48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT ACROSS STRAITS OF FLORIDA. FROM 24N TO 28N E OF 87W W WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 21 FT. REMAINDER GULF OF MEXICO E OF 95W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N50W TO 23N65W THEN FRONTAL TROUGH TO 23N76W. N OF 28N WITHIN 120 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 31N69W TO 31N40W TO 27N50W TO 28N65W TO 31N69W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS AT 31N55W. .12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N45W TO 25N55W THEN FRONTAL TROUGH TO 24N63W TO 27N77W. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 31N63W TO 31N37W TO 25N53W TO 25N63W TO 31N63W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL... HIGHEST SEAS AT 31N48W. .24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N42W TO 26N50W THEN FRONTAL TROUGH TO 24N58W TO 28N71W. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 31N58W TO 31N35W TO 23N50W TO 25N59W TO 31N58W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED N SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS AT 31N42W. .48 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 31N38W TO 24N46W TO 24N60W. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 31N50W TO 31N35W TO 21N35W TO 18N44W TO 25N56W TO 31N50W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED N SWELL. .ATLC S OF 12N BETWEEN 35W AND 55W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 09N BETWEEN 42W AND 50W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .CARIBBEAN FROM 10.5N TO 16N BETWEEN 69W AND 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 14N BETWEEN 64W AND 74W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 14N BETWEEN 69W AND 74W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .CARIBBEAN 06 HOUR FORECAST W OF 84W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT APPROACH YUCATAN CHANNEL. N OF 16N W OF 81W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 18N. .48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 22N78W TO 14.5N83W. W OF FRONT NW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT...HIGHEST SEAS IN YUCATAN BASIN. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. $$ .FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.