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FZNT02 KNHC 041618
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC FRI DEC 04.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT DEC 05.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN DEC 06.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.S OF 28N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST W OF 95W FROM 24N TO 27N AND S OF 24N N WINDS
30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 22N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT.  
SEAS 11 TO 16 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N74W TO 28N77W THEN STATIONARY TO 
25N80W.  N OF 29N E OF FRONT TO 65W SW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW COLD FRONT FROM 31N77W TO 27N80W. N OF 27N 
E OF FRONT TO 72W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N68W TO 23N74W. N OF 28N 
WITHIN 300 NM E OF FRONT SW WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.  
NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL...
HIGHEST FAR N PORTION.

.ATLC TROUGH FROM 31N41W TO 23N46W. N OF 27N WITHIN 240 NM W OF 
TROUGH NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE 
FROM 20N TO 23N BETWEEN 45W AND 60W NE TO E WIND 20 KT. SEAS TO
9 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. S OF 17N E OF 50W AND FROM 
15N TO 25N BETWEEN 50W AND 72W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 22N E OF 62W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT
NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT...HIGHEST
NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 16N BETWEEN 65W AND 80W NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA NE 25 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 68W AND 78W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
8 TO 10 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...W OF 90W N TO NE
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. N OF 25N BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
N TO NE 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 25N W OF 
85W AND S OF 25N BETWEEN 95W AND 90W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.  
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...COLD FRONT FROM 
27N83W TO 23N88W TO 19N93W. NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
8 TO 13 FT. 
.30 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT JUST SE OF AREA. S OF 27N E OF 88W
N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 25N BETWEEN
87W AND 94W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE
S OF 27N W OF 87W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 24N W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT. S OF 24N BETWEEN 83W AND 95W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN DECAYING N SWELL.
 
.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.