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FZNT02 KNHC 011552
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC TUE DEC 01.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED DEC 02.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU DEC 03.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.36 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N W OF 74W S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N76W TO 27N82W. WITHIN 210 NM E 
OF FRONT N OF 29N S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.06 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES 27N94W 1003 MB. WITHIN 180 NM SE 
SEMICIRCLE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES N OF AREA COLD FRONT 30N88W TO 22N93W 
TO 18N94W. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 
10 TO 15 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N75W TO 28N81W. W OF FRONT N OF 30N NE WINDS 
TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. N OF 29N WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT 
SW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WARM FRONT 31N74W TO 30N71W THEN DISSIPATING 
COLD FRONT 29N65W TO 31N57W. N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF 27N W OF 75W AND W OF WARM FRONT TO 75W N OF 
30N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WARM FRONT N OF AREA. EXCEPT AS NOTED IN 
WARNING...N OF 29N AND FROM 27N TO 29N W OF 75W S TO SE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST NEW COLD FRONT 31N78W TO 28N81W. EXCEPT AS 
NOTED IN WARNING...N OF 27N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT. N OF 29N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. W OF FRONT W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

.ATLC STATIONARY FRONT 31N51W TO 22N53W. WITHIN 120 NM E OF 
FRONT FROM 24N TO 29N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT. WITHIN 120 NM W OF FRONT N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 14N E OF 45W AND ELSEWHERE N OF 25N E OF 
TROUGH TO 45W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 
15N E OF 55W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. 
SCATTERED TSTMS WITHIN 300 NM E OF FRONT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N46W TO 22N48W. WITHIN 270 NM E 
OF TROUGH N OF 27N S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. FROM 10N 
TO 19N E OF 45W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 
50W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N39W TO 24N47W TO 20N60W. W OF 
FRONT TO 60W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 
FRONT TO 10N W OF 55W AND ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 15N NE TO E 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 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 E OF 
82W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN W OF 86W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST W OF 84W SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.GULF OF MEXICO STATIONARY FRONT 28N82W TO 1005 MB LOW PRES NEAR 
26N96W S TO 18N95W. WITHIN 120 NM N OF FRONT BETWEEN 90W AND 95W 
E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM OF 
LOW PRES WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF FRONT 
BETWEEN 87W AND 96W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. SE 
OF FRONT N OF 25N W OF 89W SE TO S WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT 28N82W TO LOW PRES 27N94W TO 
18N95W. EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 180 NM N SEMICIRCLE 
OF LOW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF FRONT 
W OF 87W E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SE OF FRONT N OF 
22N W OF 88W S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. SCATTERED 
TSTMS.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N88W TO 22N93W TO 18N94W. EXCEPT 
AS NOTED IN WARNING...E OF FRONT N OF 21N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. WITHIN 120 NM W OF FRONT N OF 24N W TO NW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT N OF 21N 
NW TO N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS 
ALONG FRONT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N82W TO 21N89W. E OF FRONT S TO 
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. W OF FRONT TO 90W N OF 27N W 
TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT N 
OF 25N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. W OF FRONT BETWEEN 
21N AND 25N N TO NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 27N82W TO 21N87W. E OF FRONT SW 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. N OF 27N E OF 90W NW WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. W OF FRONT S OF 23N NE TO N WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER SCHAUER. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.