000
FZNT02 KNHC 160332
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
0430 UTC MON NOV 16 2009

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 BETWEEN 07N TO 31N W OF 35W INCLUDING CARIBBEAN SEA AND 
GULF OF MEXICO

SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC MON NOV 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE NOV 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED NOV 18.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.42 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N85W TO 19N95W. S OF 21N W 
OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC SURFACE LOW NEAR 30N66W 1005MB WITH FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 
LOW CENTER TO 25N64W TO 18N68W. E OF TROUGH TO 55W S TO SW WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N W OF TROUGH AND 
E OF BAHAMAS W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE 
SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 25N67W 1008 MB WITH FRONTAL TROUGH 
FROM 30N62W TO 19N65W. WITHIN 270 NM E OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. W OF TROUGH AND E OF 
BAHAMAS WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 25N67W 1009 MB WITH FRONTAL TROUGH 
29N61W TO 19N68W. E OF FRONT TO 60W S TO SW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 23N35W TO 26N48W THEN STATIONARY FRONT TO 
31N56W. N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT 
IN PRIMARILY N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N E OF 55W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN PRIMARILY N SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING FRONT FROM 20N35W TO 24N47W TO 
31N55W. N OF FRONT E OF 45W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 
TO 13 FT IN PRIMARILY N SWELL. N OF FRONT W OF 45W SE TO S WINDS 
20 TO 3O KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 
20N E OF 55W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN PRIMARILY 
N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. FROM 10N TO 22N E OF 50W E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N 
OF 08N E OF 55W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N TO 
NE SWELL.

.ATLC S OF 20N E OF 55W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 20N E OF 55W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 
9 FT IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS DESCRIBED ABOVE. 

.GULF OF MEXICO W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO 18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N92W TO 
26N97W. NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N91W TO 21N97W. W OF FRONT 
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS SECTION...S OF 
25N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 25N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.

.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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.FORECASTER GR. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.