000
FZNT02 KNHC 112203
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
2230 UTC FRI DEC 11 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC FRI DEC 11.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT DEC 12.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN DEC 13.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N63W TO 24N80W. N OF 29N WITHIN 240 NM E 
OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N49W TO 26N65W THEN 
STATIONARY TO 26N80W. N OF FRONT W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS  TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 29N E OF FRONT TO 40W SW TO 
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT . SEAS 9 TO 13 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 27N E OF FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N35W TO 23N60W THEN 
STATIONARY TO 31N75W. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF FRONT E OF 51W NW TO N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 22 FT IN N SWELL. N OF FRONT 
BETWEEN 51W AND 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 20 FT 
IN N SWELL. N OF FRONT W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 11 FT. WITHIN 220 NM S OF FRONT BETWEEN 60W AND 65W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. WITHIN 220 
NM S OF FRONT BETWEEN 65W AND 75W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE...N OF BAHAMAS W OF 75W S 
TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 

.ATLC N OF 21N E OF 49W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT 
IN NW TO N SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 21N TO 27N E OF 45W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 21N TO 27N E OF ABOVE COLD FRONT WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL.

.ATLC S OF 19N BETWEEN 47W AND 61W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 21N E OF 60W WINDS LESS THAN
20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 17N E OF 61W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 21N E OF 61W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF A LINE FROM 09N35W TO 18N61W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 21N E OF 55W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN N SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN S OF 18N W OF A LINE FROM 14N62W TO 17N66W TO 80W NE 
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT EXCEPT TO 14 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. E OF A 
LINE FROM 14N62W TO 17N66W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT.    
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 78W NE TO E 
WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 17N E OF 79W 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 17N 
E OF 79W E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 17N 
E OF 79W E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS 
25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. 

.GULF OF MEXICO STATIONARY FRONT 24N82W TO 25N89W THEN WARN 
FRONT TO LOW NEAR 25.5N96W 1014 MB. N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. W OF LOW NW TO N WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WARM FRONT FROM 29N83W TO LOW NEAR 29N95W 1014 
MB. N OF 24N BETWEEN 88W AND 94W SE S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN 
E SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N E OF 88W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COL FRONT FROM 29N90W TO 25N97W. WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

$$
.FORECASTER AL. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.