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FZNT02 KNHC 030832
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC THU DEC 03.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI DEC 04.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT DEC 05.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.36 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT 26N82W TO NEW LOW PRES 26N96W 
1011 MB FRONT S TO 19N94W. N OF 25N W OF LOW AND FRONT N TO NE 
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.42 HOUR FORECAST WARM FRONT 28N82W TO LOW PRES 28N92W 1010 MB 
COLD FRONT S TO 19N92W. N OF 22N W OF FRONT AND LOW PRES N WINDS 
30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WARM FRONT 28N82W TO LOW PRES 28N88W 1008 MB 
COLD FRONT S TO 19N92W. N OF 25N W OF 90W AND S OF 25N W OF 
FRONT N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N80W TO 29N81W. N OF 27N E OF FRONT TO 65W S 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. NW OF FRONT W WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT 31N76W TO 28N80W. N OF 27N 
WITHIN 300 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
NW OF FRONT NW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT 31N74W TO 27N80W. N OF 30N 
WITHIN 120 NM OF FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NW 
SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT 31N76W TO 27N80W. NW OF FRONT 
N TO NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. WITHIN 120 NM E OF 
FRONT S WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC TROUGH 31N41W TO 20N47W. N OF 29N WITHIN 300 NM E OF 
TROUGH S WINDS 20 KT AND SCATTERED TSTMS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED 
NW AND SE SWELL. N OF 23N W OF TROUGH TO 65W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. SE LINE 27N35W TO 18N50W NE TO E 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 31N38W TO 20N48W. N OF 20N W OF TROUGH 
TO 60W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL HIGHEST 
SEAS NEAR 31N42W. FROM 12N TO 22N E OF 60W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 31N41W TO 22N52W. N OF 24N E OF TROUGH 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. WITHIN 600 NM W 
OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. FROM 
10N TO 22N E OF 65W E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 18N W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT 
EXCEPT 25 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 27N83W TO 19N92W. SE OF FRONT SW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. N OF 25N W OF FRONT W TO NW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 25N W OF FRONT NW TO N 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG THE FRONT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT 25N82W TO 21N87W TO 18N93W TO 
TO 26N96W. N OF 27N W OF 92W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...N OF 25N NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. S OF 25N W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...N OF 28N E OF 92W 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR LOW PRES.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...N OF 28N E OF 90W 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR LOW PRES.

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

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.FORECASTER NELSON. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.