000
FZNT02 KNHC 170954 CCA
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 UTC TUE NOV 17 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC TUE NOV 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED NOV 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU NOV 19.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.09 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N85W TO 24N90W TO 19N95W. S 
OF 21N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC LOW PRES 26.5N67W 1008 MB. FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 30N66W TO 
NW COAST OF PUERTO RICO. FROM 19N TO 29N E OF TROUGH TO 57W SE 
TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. N OF 27N W OF 70W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 29N62W 1008 MB WITH TROUGH FROM LOW 
TO 25N60W TO 19N64.5W. N OF 22N E OF TROUGH TO 56W S TO SW WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED. TROUGH FROM 27N56W TO 
19N64.5W. FROM 24N TO 28N E OF TROUGH TO 55W S TO SW WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.36 HOUR FORECAST ATLC COLD FRONT 31N55W TO 31N60W THEN 
STATIONARY FRONTAL TROUGH TO 27N66W. N OF 29N BETWEEN 62W AND 
72W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N40W TO 31N50W TO 30N61W THEN 
FRONTAL TROUGH TO 27N63W. WITHIN 90 NM N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 
25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE OVER FORECAST WATERS N 
OF BOUNDARIES W TO 74W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. 

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 19N35W TO 21N43W THEN STATIONARY FRONT TO 
31N52W. N OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT 
IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N E OF 55W WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 
9 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING FRONT 18N35W TO 26N48W. N OF FRONT E 
TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 
08N E OF 54W E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N AND E SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. FROM 08N TO 16N E OF 52W E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 
22N E OF 55W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN N SWELL.

.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT FROM 30N88.5W TO 24N91W TO 18.5N95W. 
NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.09 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...NW OF FRONT NW 
TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N84.5W TO 20.5N99W TO 18N94W. 
WITHIN 240 NM NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT S OF 21N 
NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FRONT 30N84W TO 25N86W TO 
19N95W. S OF 25N NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED NEAR 30N82W TO 24N87.5W. 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.