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FZNT02 KNHC 041000
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC FRI DEC 04.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT DEC 05.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN DEC 06.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.12 HOUR FORECAST  LOW PRES 25N96W 1013 MB MOVE E-NE 25 KT.  
S OF 27N W OF 95W  N WIND 30 TO 40 KT.  SEAS TO 13 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  LOW PRES 25N90W 1011 MB.  S OF 28N FROM 90W 
TO 95W  N WIND 30 TO 40 KT.  SEAS TO 13 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST  LOW PRES 26N84W 1012 MB.  COLD FRONT FROM LOW 
PRES TO NW YUCATAN.  W OF 95W  N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT.  SEAS 15 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST  WIND BELOW GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N74W TO 25N80W.  N OF 29N E OF FRONT TO 65W 
SW WIND 20 KT.  SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  COLD FRONT 31N71W TO 25N80W.  N OF 27N E OF 
FRONT TO 72W  SW WIND 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  COLD FRONT 31N71W TO 23N8W.  N OF 28N WITHIN 
420 NM E OF FRONT  SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS TO 10 FT.  NW OF 
FRONT  NW TO N WIND 20 KT.  SEAS TO 8 FT.

.ATLC TROUGH 31N40W TO 23N45W.  WITHIN 360 NM W OF TROUGH  NE 
WIND 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 11 FT.  ELSEWHERE FROM 20N TO 23N 
BETWEEN 45W AND 60W  NE TO E WIND 20 KT.  SEAS 9 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST  TROUGH DIFFUSE.  S OF 17N E OF 50W AND FROM 
15N TO 25N FROM 50W TO 72W  E WIND 20 KT.  SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  S OF 20N E OF 62W  NE TO E WIND 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 FT.

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

.GULF OF MEXICO 06 HOUR FORECAST  N OF 27N W OF 93W  NE WIND 20 
TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...W OF 90W  NE 
WIND 20 KT.  SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...N OF 26N W OF 
86W  NE WIND 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...N OF 26N W OF 
84W  N WIND 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 11 FT. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST  COLD FRONT 27N82W TO 21N90W.  E OF COLD FRONT 
SW WIND 20 KT.  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.  NW OF COLD FRONT TO 90W 
AND S OF 25N W OF 90W  N WIND 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 15 FT S OF 
25N AND 8 FT N OF 25N. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST  COLD FRONT SE OF AREA.  NE WIND LESS THAN 20 
KT.  SEAS TO 10 FT S OF 24N. 
 
.REMAINDER OF AREA  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

$$
.FORECASTER WALLY BARNES. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.