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FZNT02 KNHC 050953
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 UTC SAT DEC 05 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT DEC 05.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN DEC 06.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON DEC 07.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.LOW PRES 26N86W 1011 MB MOVE E-NE 30 KT.  COLD FRONT FROM LOW 
PRES TO 19N92W.  S OF 28N FROM 90W TO 95W AND S OF 23N W OF 95W  
N WIND 30 TO 40 KT.  SEAS TO 17 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST  WIND LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N74W TO 27N80W.  N OF 27N E OF FRONT TO 70W  
S TO SW WIND 20 KT.  SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  COLD FRONT 31N72W TO 24380W.  N OF 27N E OF 
FRONT TO 65W  S TO SW WIND 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS 9 FT.  W OF FRONT 
N OF 27N  NW WIND 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS 10 FT.  W OF FRONT S OF 27N 
NW WIND 20 KT.  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  WEAKENING COLD FRONT 31N57W TO 25N65W.  N OF 
30N WITHIN 300 NM E OF FRONT  SW WIND 20 KT.  SEAS 9 FT IN NW 
SWELL.  N OF 29N W OF FRONT TO 73W  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS 
TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. 

.ATLC STATIONARY TROUGH 31N41W TO 23N50W.  WITHIN 240 NM W OF 
TROUGH  NE WIND 20 KT.  SEAS 8 FT.  FROM 18N TO 23N BETWEEN 52W 
TO 65W  E WIND 20 KT.  SEAS 8 FT.  S OF 18N E OF 45W  E WIND 20 
KT.  SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  TROUGH DISSIPATED.  S OF 18N  E WIND 20 KT.  
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  S OF 20N  E WIND 20 KT.  SEAS TO 9 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 18N FROM 65W TO 80W E WIND 20 TO 25 KT 
AND TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA.  SEAS TO 11 FT...HIGHEST 
NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  FROM 11N TO 16N BETWEEN 67W AND 80W  E WIND 
20 KT AND TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA.  SEAS TO 10 FT.

.CARIBBEAN 12 HOUR FORECAST  COLD FRONT ALONG YUCATAN CHANNEL.
NW OF FRONT  N WIND 20 KT.  SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  WEAK COLD FRONT 23N80W TO NE HONDURAS.
NW OF FRONT  N WIND 20 KT.  SEAS TO 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST  FRONT DIFFUSE.  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...W OF COLD FRONT 
NE WIND 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS 10 FT.  E OF COLD FRONT  SW WIND 20 
KT.  SEAS TO 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST  LOW PRES E OF AREA.  COLD FRONT FROM SW 
FLORIDA TO NE YUCATAN PENINSULA.  E OF FRONT SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 
8 FT.  W OF FRONT TO 90W AND S OF 25N W OF 90W  N WIND 20 TO 25 
KT.  SEAS 9 FT E OF 90W AND TO 14 FT W OF 90W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  COLD FRONT E OF AREA.  S OF 27N E OF 89W  NE 
WIND 20 KT.  SEAS TO 9 FT.  W OF 89W S OF 25N  WIND LESS THAN 20 
KT.  SEAS 10 FT IN N SWELL.
.30 HOUR FORECAST  N OF 23N W OF 94W  SE TO S WIND 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  N OF 27N W OF 90W  S TO SW WIND 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.
 
.REMAINDER OF AREA  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

$$
.FORECASTER WALLY BARNES. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.