000
FZNT02 KNHC 120342
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
0430 UTC SAT DEC 12 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC SAT DEC 12.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN DEC 13.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON DEC 14.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 28N65W TO 27N70W THEN STATIONARY TO 
25N81W. N OF 29N BETWEEN 58W AND 66W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N45W TO 25N61W THEN 
STATIONARY TO 31N78N OF FRONT E OF 61W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO14 FT IN N SWELL. N OF FRONT W OF 61W NE TO E WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. S OF 22N BETWEEN 61W AND 74W NE TO 
E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. E OF FRONT N OF A LINE FROM 
29N49W TO 31N35W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT IN 
N SWELL. ELSEWHERE...N OF 26N E OF FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 28N35W TO 24N55W THEN 
STATIONARY TO 31N71W. N OF FRONT E OF 49W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 14 TO 24 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF FRONT BETWEEN 49W AND 62W 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 21 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 
FRONT W OF 71W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN N 
SWELL. WITHIN 220 NM S OF FRONT BETWEEN 61W AND 73W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. N OF 28N FROM 
71W TO 74W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SE 
AND SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE...N OF BAHAMAS BETWEEN 71W AND 77W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN PRIMARILY E SWELL. 

.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 26N E OF 47W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 21N TO 28N E OF ABOVE COLD FRONT WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL.

.ATLC S OF 19N E OF 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 18N E OF 61W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 21N E OF 47W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF A LINE FROM 07N35W TO 18N55W TO 18N61W NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 21N E OF 51W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN N SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN S OF 18N E 75W 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. FROM 11N TO 18N BETWEEN 75W AND 81W 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.    
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 73W AND 78W NE TO E 
WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N E OF 75W 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. FROM 11N 
TO 18N BETWEEN 75W AND 84W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 19N BETWEEN 84W AND 87W E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W NE TO E 
WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N E OF 84W 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. 

.GULF OF MEXICO STATIONARY FRONT FROM 25N81W TO 25N85W THEN WARM 
FRONT TO LOW NEAR 26N96W 1013 MB. N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WARM FRONT N OF AREA. 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.