000 FZNT02 KNHC 262013 HSFAT2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 2230 UTC WED DEC 26 2018 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1800 UTC WED DEC 26. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU DEC 27. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI DEC 28. .WARNINGS. ...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING... .CARIBBEAN S OF 18N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W...INCLUDING GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST NEAR 12N77W. FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 80W AND 82W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. .06 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 10.5N TO 18N BETWEEN 65W AND 82W... INCLUDING GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT...HIGHEST NEAR 12N77W. ELSEWHERE S OF 15N BETWEEN 75W AND 83W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .30 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 10.5N TO 18N BETWEEN 65W AND 83W... INCLUDING GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT...HIGHEST NEAR 12N77W. S OF 10.5N BETWEEN 75.5W AND 83W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. ...ATLC GALE WARNING... .ATLC 24 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 31N38W TO 24N44W. N OF 27N E OF FRONT TO 35W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 28N W OF FRONT TO 51W W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT NW SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 30N45W. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N W OF FRONT TO 55W NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 30N54W. N OF 26N BETWEEN 55W AND 61W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .ATLC S OF LINE 20N35W TO 20N40W TO 10N57W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST S OF LINE 20N35W TO 11N60W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 15N BETWEEN 40W AND 60W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. .ATLC FROM 22N TO 25N W OF 75W...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 10 FT OUTSIDE BAHAMAS. FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 64W AND 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N W OF 73W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. FROM 16N TO 26N BETWEEN 60W AND 75W...INCLUDING APPROACH TO WINDWARD PASSAGE...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT OUTSIDE BAHAMAS...HIGHEST NEAR 22N69W. ELSEWHERE W OF 70W OUTSIDE BAHAMAS WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 26N60W TO 26N43W TO 16N60W TO 26N60W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .CARIBBEAN 06 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 FROM 19N TO 20N E OF 80W...INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF 20N BETWEEN 80W AND 86W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 18N TO 20N BETWEEN 80W AND 85W 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 WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .GULF OF MEXICO FROM 23N TO 25.5N E OF 90W...INCLUDING THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF 26N W OF 90W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N94W TO 25.5N97W. N OF 26N E OF FRONT TO 85W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. FROM 23N TO 25N E OF 85W...INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 29N90.5W TO 25.5N96W THEN STATIONARY TO 22N97W. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. $$ .FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.