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FZNT02 KNHC 122223
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC SAT DEC 12.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN DEC 13.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON DEC 14.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 73W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS 12 TO 14 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.  

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N49W TO 25N71W THEN STATIONARY TO
24N80W. N OF FRONT E OF 64W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
11 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF FRONT W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT EXCEPT BETWEEN 64W AND 71W 8 TO 14 FT IN N 
SWELL. N OF 28N E OF FRONT TO 39W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 26N E OF FRONT WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 22N TO 26N E OF 45W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE S 
OF 23N W OF 61 W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N35W TO 24N59W THEN 
STATIONARY TO 25N64W THEN WARM FRONT TO 31N75W. N OF FRONT E OF 
54W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 15 TO 22 FT IN NW SWELL. N 
OF FRONT BETWEEN 54W AND 62W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 
TO 20 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF FRONT W OF 62W TO WARM 
FRONT E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. N 
OF 27N E OF COLD FRONT SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 
FT IN N SWELL. S OF FRONT BETWEEN 60 AND 75W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. W OF WARM FRONT N OF BAHAMAS 
SE TO S WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE N 
OF 22N E OF COLD FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN 
N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 25N35W TO 21N48W THEN 
STATIONARY TO 22N57W. N OF COLD FRONT E OF 47W NW WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 17 TO 28 FT IN NW SWELL. WITHIN 100 NM N OF STATIONARY 
FRONT NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 13 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N 
OF STATIONARY FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 14 TO 23 FT IN 
NW SWELL. FROM 19N TO 23N BETWEEN 61W AND 74W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 23N BETWEEN 57W AND 
67W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 24N 
W OF BAHAMAS TO 80W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.ATLC S OF 16N BETWEEN 40W AND 61W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 22N BETWEEN 53W AND 61W NE TO E 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE...S OF 22N E OF 
53W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SW OF A LINE FROM 07N39W TO 16N61W NE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 16N NE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 22N E OF 50W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN N SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 13N BETWEEN 51W AND 60W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 09N E OF 51W NE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 21N E OF 61W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL. 

.CARIBBEAN...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...FROM 10N TO 18N 
BETWEEN 67W AND 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT...HIGHEST FAR SW PART. N OF 19N BETWEEN 77W AND 82W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. S OF 15N E OF 67W NE TO 
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 15N E OF 67W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...FROM 10N TO 
19N E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT S OF 17N BETWEEN 
67W AND 75W 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT...HIGHEST SW PART.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 19N E OF 84W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT EXCEPT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT 
EXCEPT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA 9 TO 15 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO STATIONARY FRONT FROM 24N80W TO 27N86W THEN
WARM FRONT TO LOW NEAR 27N95W 1015 MB. N OF FRONT E TO SE
WINDS TO 20 KT EXCEPT BETWEEN 86W AND 89W SE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT BETWEEN 86W AND 91W. N OF 25N TO FRONT BETWEEN 88W AND 
93W SE TO S WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.  
.18 HOUR FORECAST FRONT MOVED 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.