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FZNT02 KNHC 040302
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
0430 UTC FRI DEC 04 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI DEC 04.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT DEC 05.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN DEC 06.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.18 HOUR FORECAST LOW 26N95W 1014 MB MOVE EAST 30 KT. WARM FRONT 
FROM LOW TO FLORIDA KEYS. COLD FRONT FROM LOW TO 20N97W. W OF 
95W N OF LOW AND W OF COLD FRONT N OF 23N N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 25N91W 1011 MB. WARM FRONT FROM LOW TO 
SOUTH FLORIDA. COLD FRONT FROM LOW TO 19N96W. W OF 91W N OF LOW 
AND W OF COLD FRONT N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST LOW 26N84W 1010 MB. WARM FRONT FROM LOW TO 
CENTRAL FLORIDA. COLD FRONT FROM LOW TO BAY OF CAMPECHE. W OF 
COLD FRONT N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N74W TO 26N80W. N OF 30N E OF FRONT TO 66W SW 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N74W TO 27N80W. WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 31N75W TO 27N80W. WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST STRENGTHENING STATIONARY FRONT 31N76W TO 
27N80W. N OF 26N WITHIN 300 NM SE OF FRONT S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT. W OF FRONT NW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N74W TO 24N81W. N OF 26N WITHIN 
420 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT N 
PART. NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.ATLC TROUGH 31N40W TO 19N53W. N OF 19N WITHIN 360 NM W OF 
TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST 
WINDS AND SEAS N PART.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DIFFUSE. S OF 17N E OF 50W AND FROM 15N 
TO 25N FROM 50W TO 72W E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 20N E OF 62W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT AND TO 
30 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT HIGHEST SEAS 
SW PART.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 18N BETWEEN 65W AND 80W E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 16N BETWEEN 68W AND 78W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT AND TO 25 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS TO 9 
FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO S OF 22N W OF 88W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 25N W OF 92W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING. N OF WARM FRONT 
E OF 95W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT W PART. W OF COLD FRONT S 
OF 23N N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING. N OF WARM FRONT 
E OF 91W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT W PART.
.36 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING. N OF 26N N WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.42 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 27N82W TO 20N90W. N OF 24N E OF 
COLD FRONT SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. NW OF COLD FRONT 
TO LINE FROM 30N87W TO 20N97W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS ENTIRE 
GULF W OF FRONT S OF 25N 10 TO 15 FT AND N OF 25N 8 TO 10 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT OVER THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SE OF 
LINE FROM 29N83W TO 20N97W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS S OF 25N 8 TO 12 
FT AND FROM 25N TO 27N E OF 92W 8 FT. 
 
.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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.FORECASTER LL. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.