000 FZNT02 KNHC 261439 HSFAT2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1630 UTC WED DEC 26 2018 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 WED DEC 26. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU DEC 27. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI DEC 28. .WARNINGS. ...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING... .CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 17N BETWEEN 70W AND 80W...INCLUDING GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT W OF 72W. FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 80W AND 82W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. .06 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE...EXCEPT WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE. .12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 72W AND 77W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 09N TO 18N BETWEEN 68W AND 82W...INCLUDING GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT W OF 72W. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 72W AND 77W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10.5N TO 18N BETWEEN 65W AND 82W...INCLUDING GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT W OF 68W. .30 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE...EXCEPT WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE. .36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 72W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 09N TO 18N BETWEEN 63W AND 83W...INCLUDING GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT OR LESS S OF 11N W OF 78W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 72W AND 77W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10.5N TO 18N BETWEEN 65W AND 82W...INCLUDING GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .ATLC N OF 30N BETWEEN 37W AND 40W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. .06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .ATLC S OF LINE 20N35W TO 20N40W TO 10N56W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST S OF LINE 21N35W TO 21N40W TO 11N60W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 14N BETWEEN 40W AND 60W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. .ATLC S OF 25N W OF 76W...INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST W OF 70W...INCLUDING APPROACH TO WINDWARD PASSAGE AND STRAITS OF FLORIDA...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT OUTSIDE BAHAMAS. S OF 26N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST W OF 70W...INCLUDING APPROACH TO WINDWARD PASSAGE AND STRAITS OF FLORIDA...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT OUTSIDE BAHAMAS. FROM 18N TO 27N BETWEEN 60W AND 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .ATLC 30 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N45W TO 27N48W. N OF 30N E OF FRONT TO 38W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N40W TO 24N46W. N OF 28N WITHIN 90 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 28N W OF FRONT TO 60W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT NW SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 30N47W. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 28N60W TO 28N44W TO 22N54W TO 22N60W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT N TO NE WINDS W OF 52W. SEAS TO 9 FT. FROM 16N TO 22N BETWEEN 54W AND 60W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .CARIBBEAN 12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 19N TO 20N E OF 79W...INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 18N E OF 83W... INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 18N E OF 83W...INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. N OF 18N W OF 83W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .CARIBBEAN 36 HOUR FORECAST S OF 17N W OF 85W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF HONDURAS...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .GULF OF MEXICO FROM 23N TO 25N E OF 86W...INCLUDING THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF 26N W OF 94.5W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .18 HOUR FORECAST N OF A LINE FROM 23N83W TO 24N89W TO 26N92W TO 24N68W...INCLUDING THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...HIGHEST NEAR 27N96W. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...EXCEPT LESS THAN 8 FT N OF 26N E OF 86W. .24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 26N W OF 87W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. E OF 87W...INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA... SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 29N91W TO 25.5N96W TO 22N97W. S OF 25N E OF 83.5W...INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. $$ .FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.