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FZNT02 KNHC 031616
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC THU DEC 03.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI DEC 04.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT DEC 05.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.30 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT 26N82W TO NEW LOW NEAR 26N96W 
1011 MB WITH COLD FRONT S TO 20N96W. N OF 24N W OF 96W N WINDS 
25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST WARM FRONT FROM 28N82W TO LOW NEAR 28N92W 1010 
MB WITH COLD FRONT S TO 19N92W. N OF FRONT TO 28N AND W OF 92W 
N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WARM FRONT FROM 28N82W TO LOW NEAR 27N85W 1010 
MB WITH COLD FRONT SW TO 19N93W. S OF 22N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS
30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N78W TO 29N81W. N OF 27N E OF FRONT TO
73W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N77W TO 28N80W. N OF 
29N WITHIN 210 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 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 FROM 31N76W TO 27N80W. N OF 
28N WITHIN 300 NM E OF FRONT S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC TROUGH FROM 31N41W TO 21N47W. N OF 24N WITHIN 420 NM W OF
TROUGH N TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. N OF 29N WITHIN
180 NM E OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN N 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF TROUGH TO 65W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 31N40W TO 20N48W. N OF 22N WITHIN
480 NM W OF TROUGH NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. E OF LINE FROM 31N44W TO
24N57W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN N SWELL.

.ATLC FROM 17N TO 21N E OF 62W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 22N E OF 62W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 24N BETWEEN 50W AND 62W AND S OF
17N E OF 50W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 16N BETWEEN 65W AND 78W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT 9 TO 13 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA.
ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 17N BETWEEN 75W AND 80W NE TO E WINDS TO
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE TO E SWELL...HIGHEST S OF 15N.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 16N BETWEEN 70W AND 80W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA NE 25 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT EXCEPT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA 9 TO 13 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 16N BETWEEN 66W AND 78W NE TO E 
WINDS TO 20 KT EXCEPT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA NE 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS TO 9 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT FROM 27N83W TO 21N87W TO 19N92W. N OF
FRONT W OF 90W N TO NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 25N82W TO 21N87W TO 
18N93W TO TO 26N96W. N OF 27N W OF 92W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 25N W OF 
85W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT BETWEEN 94W AND 96W N TO 
NE 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. S OF 25N W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...ELSEWHERE N OF 
FRONT W OF 90W N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF FRONT 
W OF 90W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...ELSEWHERE NW OF
FRONT TO 28N N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST S OF
27N W OF 90W.
 
.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

$$
.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.