000
FZNT02 KNHC 030303
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
0430 UTC THU DEC 03 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU DEC 03.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI DEC 04.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT DEC 05.

.WARNINGS.

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

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N90W TO 20N97W. W OF FRONT NW TO 
N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. 

.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 75W. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N78W 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 31N75W TO 26N80W. N OF 29N E OF 
FRONT TO 65W SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF 29N W OF FRONT 
TO 78W SW TO W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT 31N73W TO 27N80W. WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC TROUGH 31N44W TO 20N47W STATIONARY. N OF 29N WITHIN 300 NM 
E OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND SE 
SWELL. N OF 24N FROM 50W TO 65W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF LINE FROM 31N45W TO 07N50W 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 20N52W. N OF 20N W OF TROUGH 
TO LINE 31N45W TO 24N60W 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 52W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 18N E OF 50W AND FROM 16N TO 25N FROM 
50W TO 63W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 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.

.GULF OF MEXICO 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.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT 27N80W TO BAY OF  
CAMPECHE. NEXT COLD FRONT 30N94W TO 23N98W. BETWEEN THE TWO COLD 
FRONTS NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. NW OF NEW COLD FRONT 
NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN GULF OF MEXICO WARNING.
N OF 27N E OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER LL. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.