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FZNT02 KNHC 051559
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC SAT DEC 05.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN DEC 06.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON DEC 07.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.LOW PRES 26N84W 1009 MB WITH COLD FRONT FROM LOW PRES TO 21N88W.
S OF 21N W OF 95W  N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N78W TO 29N81W. N OF 26N E OF FRONT TO 70W S 
TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N67W TO 23N80W. N OF 29N E OF 
FRONT TO 60W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. N OF 27N W OF 
FRONT TO 78W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT 31N52W TO 25N70W. N OF 
29N W OF FRONT TO 70W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN 
NW SWELL. 

.ATLC STATIONARY TROUGH 31N37W TO 24N50W. WITHIN 240 NM W OF 
TROUGH WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN N SWELL. FROM 18N TO 
23N BETWEEN 50W AND 65W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. S OF 18N E 
OF 50W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. S OF 20N E OF 60W E WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. 

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 17N BETWEEN 65W AND 80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 16N BETWEEN 68W AND 79W E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT...HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 17N BETWEEN 66W AND 81W E WINDS 20 
KT AND TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA.  SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.CARIBBEAN 12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT ALONG YUCATAN CHANNEL. NW 
OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DIFFUSE. WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...W OF FRONT TO 
93W AND S OF 25N W OF 90W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT E 
OF 90W AND 9 TO 14 FT W OF 90W. E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
8 FT. 
.06 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NE OF AREA. COLD FRONT FROM SW 
FLORIDA TO NE YUCATAN PENINSULA. E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
8 FT. W OF FRONT TO 90W AND S OF 25N W OF 90W  N WINDS 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 25N E OF 90W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF 23N W OF 94W SE WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
 
.REMAINDER OF AREA  WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

$$
.FORECASTER COBB. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.