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FZNT02 KNHC 022140
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
2230 UTC WED DEC 02 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC WED DEC 02.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU DEC 03.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI DEC 04.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.N OF 30N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.COLD FRONT FROM NEAR PENSACOLA FLORIDA TO 25N88W TO 20N97W. N 
OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. N OF 28N W OF FRONT 
TO 94W W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT E OF FRONT AND 8 
TO 12 FT W OF FRONT. 
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN ATLC WARNING. N OF 27N W OF 70W SE TO 
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT N OF 29N W OF 76W. 
.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N77W TO 28N81W. N OF 27N E OF 
FRONT TO 65W S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. W OF COLD 
FRONT W WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N76W TO 27N80W. N OF 28N E OF 
COLD FRONT TO 65W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. N OF 29N 
W OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT 31N73W TO 27N80W. WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC TROUGH 31N45W TO 20N51W STATIONARY. N OF 28N WITHIN 300 NM 
E OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND SE 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF LINE FROM 31N45W TO 07N52W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL N OF 15N AND E SWELL S 
OF 15N. SCATTERED TSTMS WITHIN 200 NM E OF TROUGH.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 31N37W TO 20N55W. N OF 20N W OF TROUGH 
TO LINE 31N50W TO 25N60W TO 20N60W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS N PORTION. S OF 15N E OF 45W E 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT WITH NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 25N E OF 55W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 16N E OF 50W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 18N BETWEEN 66W AND 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT AND TO 30 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.CARIBBEAN N OF 16N W OF 83W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 
8 
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN GULF OF MEXICO WARNING. 
ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT N 
OF 25N. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 10 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG THE FRONT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N85W TO BAY OF CAMPECHE. N OF 25N 
E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 25N W OF 
FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED 
TSTMS ALONG THE FRONT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT 27N82W TO 20N90W. S OF 
23N W OF FRONT NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST STRENGTHENING COLD FRONT 27N80W TO BAY OF 
CAMPECHE. NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT AND TO 30 KT NEAR THE 
COAST OF TEXAS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT NW 
PART.

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

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.FORECASTER LL. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.