000
FZNT02 KNHC 010325
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
0430 UTC TUE DEC 01 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE DEC 01.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED DEC 02.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU DEC 03.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.18 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES 1005 MB NEAR 27N95W. BETWEEN 180 NM 
AND 210 NM NE QUADRANT WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES 1003 MB NEAR 29N91W. OVER FORECAST 
WATERS WITHIN 120 NM SE SEMICIRCLE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT.   
.36 HOUR FORECAST LOW N OF AREA. N OF 26N BETWEEN E OF 90W S TO 
SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N W OF 77W S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 12 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N49W TO 22N55W. N OF 24N E OF 
FRONT TO 45W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 20N BETWEEN 40W AND 63W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 31N51W TO 22N53W. N OF 27N WITHIN 
360 NM E OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN 
NW SWELL. FROM 10N TO 26N E OF 43W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 
TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 12N E OF 55W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 31N45W TO 21N49W. N OF 29N WITHIN 
270 NM E OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FROM 
11N TO 16N E OF 45W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE E OF 50W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
PRIMARILY NW SWELL.

.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N74W TO 30N81W. N OF FRONT N 
TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. N OF 29N BETWEEN 65W AND 
30W SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N65W TO 28N80W. N OF FRONT N 
TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS N OF 26N W OF 65W 
SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT N OF 26N W OF 70W. N OF 
28N BETWEEN 50W AND 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 70W AND 77W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 16N BETWEEN 65W 
AND 80W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 18N 
BETWEEN 65W AND 80W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN 24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N W OF 80W SE WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N W OF 80W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT 30N85W TO 25N94W TO 19N96W. NW OF 
FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 28N83W TO LOW PRES 1005 
MB NEAR 27N95W THEN COLD FRONT TO 18N95W. EXCEPT AS NOTED IN 
WARNINGS N OF STATIONARY FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT W OF 90W. S OF FRONT W OF 85W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WARM FRONT 28N82W TO LOW PRES 1003 MB 
NEAR 29N91W THEN STATIONARY FRONT TO 18N95W. EXCEPT AS NOTED IN 
WARNINGS N OF WARM FRONT E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT. S OF WARM FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
W OF STATIONARY FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N87W TO 19N96W. EXCEPT AS 
NOTED IN WARNINGS E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 27N83W TO 21N89W. E OF FRONT SW 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. N OF 25N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 25N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.