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FZNT02 KNHC 121018
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC SAT DEC 12.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN DEC 13.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON DEC 14.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.O6 HOUR FORECAST CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 75W AND 78W 
NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 13 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE IN WINDS. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT. 
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.  

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N56W TO 26N73W THEN STATIONARY TO 
24N82W. N OF FRONT E OF 68W NW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT IN 
NW SWELL. N OF FRONT W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 
10 FT IN N AND NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N41W TO 24N60W THEN 
STATIONARY TO 25N70W TO 28N78W. N OF FRONT E OF 54W NW TO N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT IN LARGE NW SWELL. N OF FRONT 
W OF 54W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN MERGING NW AND NE 
SWELL. S OF FRONT W OF 60W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 
8 FT. WITHIN 180 NM SE OF FRONT E OF 41W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE...N OF 20N S OF 
FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 26N35W TO 22N50W THEN 
STATIONARY TO 21N60W TO 21N70W. N OF FRONT E OF 40W NW WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 26 FT IN LARGE NW SWELL. N OF FRONT BETWEEN 
40W AND 54W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 27 FT IN LARGE 
NW SWELL. N OF FRONT W OF 54W...EXCEPT AS NOTED BELOW...WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 19 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL. S OF 
FRONT TO 19N W OF 50W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 12 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.

.ATLC S OF 20N E OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT 
IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 21N E OF 60W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 19N BETWEEN 38W AND 60W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N E OF 40W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 19N W OF 45W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 

.CARIBBEAN FROM 10N TO 18N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 
30 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS TO 11 FT EXCEPT TO 12 FT 
NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. 
.06 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING ABOVE...FROM 10N 
TO 18N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.   
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING ABOVE...FROM 11N 
TO 16N BETWEEN 63W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 
14 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 19N BETWEEN 82W AND 87W E WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 16N BETWEEN 63W AND 78W NE TO E 
WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N E OF 82W 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 19N 
BETWEEN 82W 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 24N80W TO 27N90W THEN WARM 
FRONT TO LOW NEAR 27N96W 1014 MB. N OF FRONT 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 STRIPLING. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.