000 FZNT02 KNHC 211454 HSFAT2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1630 UTC FRI DEC 21 2018 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1200 UTC FRI DEC 21. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT DEC 22. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN DEC 23. .WARNINGS. ...ATLC GALE WARNING... .ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N76W TO 22N78W. W OF A LINE FROM 31N70W TO 23N80W S TO SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 19 FT...HIGHEST NEAR 31N76W. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 31N67W TO 22N77W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT OUTSIDE OF BAHAMAS. .24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N68W TO 27N70W TO 22N73.5W TO 21N75W. N OF 27N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 21 FT E OF 80W...HIGHEST NEAR 31N71W. FROM 24N TO 27N W OF FRONT TO BAHAMAS WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. N OF 27N E OF FRONT TO 63W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N59W TO 24N67W THEN STATIONARY TO 20N75W. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 31N71W TO 27N61W TO 27N70W TO 31N71W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL. ...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING... .CARIBBEAN FROM 13N TO 15N BETWEEN 71W AND 75W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. .06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 70W AND 76W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT W OF 72W. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 72W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 76W NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 09N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 81W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. ...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING... .GULF OF MEXICO N OF 22N E OF 90W W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 20 FT...HIGHEST NEAR 27N87W. ELSEWHERE N OF 21N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. S OF 21N WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. .12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 22N E OF 90W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 21 FT...HIGHEST NEAR 26N86.5W. ELSEWHERE E OF A LINE FROM 30N87.5W TO 28N92W TO 20N97W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW TO N SWELL...HIGHEST NE PART. .24 HOUR FORECAST E OF A LINE FROM 29N86W TO 22N99W TO 18N95W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. .42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N39W TO 26N50W. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 31N32W TO 31N35W TO 19N35W TO 15N52W TO 24N59W TO 31N52W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N35W TO 25N50W. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 31N43W TO 31N35W TO 12N35W TO 07N45W TO 07N48W TO 10N58W TO 15N59W TO 31N43W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING FRONT FROM 25N35W TO 23N42W. N OF 26N E OF 44W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. S OF 12N E OF 55W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. .ATLC S OF 10N BETWEEN 47W AND 51W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGED. .CARIBBEAN COLD FRONT FROM 22N80W TO 15.5N84W. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT N OF 19N...HIGHEST IN YUCATAN CHANNEL. .24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 20N75W TO 11N80W TO 10N81W. S OF 18N W OF FRONT TO 84W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. FROM 18N TO 20N BETWEEN 80W AND 84W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N TO NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. N OF 18N BETWEEN 78W AND 82W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. $$ .FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.