000
FZNT02 KNHC 130335
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
0430 UTC SUN DEC 13 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SUN DEC 13.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON DEC 14.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE DEC 15.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 73W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS 12 TO 15 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.  

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N44W TO 25N65W THEN STATIONARY TO
27N80W. N OF FRONT E OF 60W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 
TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF FRONT BETWEEN 60W AND 73W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT N SWELL. N OF FRONT W OF 73W 
E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N AND NE SWELL. N 
OF 28N E OF FRONT TO 35W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 
14 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 26N E OF FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 24N W OF 61 W NE TO E 
WINDS TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 28N35W TO 23N59W THEN 
STATIONARY TO 31N74W. N OF FRONT E OF 50W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 15 TO 24 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF FRONT BETWEEN 50W AND 62W 
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 22 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE N OF FRONT W OF 62W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
9 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 26N E OF COLD FRONT SW TO W WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 23N E OF FRONT WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 17N TO 23N E 
OF 55W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 
17N S OF FRONT BETWEEN 55W AND 73W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. W OF FRONT N OF BAHAMAS WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 22N35W TO 21N49W THEN 
STATIONARY TO 23N56W. N OF COLD FRONT E OF 44W NW WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 14 TO 26 FT IN NW SWELL. W OF 44W WITHIN 150 NM N OF 
FRONT NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N 
OF FRONT BETWEEN 44W AND 56W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 
22 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 29N BETWEEN 56W AND 61W SW TO W WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 18N TO 22N BETWEEN 61W 
AND 73W NE TO E WINDS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. FROM 20 
TO 23N BETWEEN 73W AND 79W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT. 

.ATLC S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
ELSEWHERE S OF 20N E OF 61W LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN N 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE...S OF 26N E OF 46W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 17N BETWEEN 45W AND 61W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN PRIMARILY E SWELL. S OF 11N E OF 45W NE 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 17N W E OF 
45W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN N SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 20N BETWEEN 52W AND 61W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. S OF 11N E OF 
52W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 21N 
E OF 52W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL. 

.CARIBBEAN...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...FROM 10N TO 18N 
BETWEEN 70W AND 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 
FT...HIGHEST FAR SW PART. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT 
SEAS 8 FT. FROM 10N TO 18N BETWEEN 82 AND 83W NE TO E WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 76 W E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...FROM 10N TO 
18N 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.
.42 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 18N E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT EXCEPT S OF 17N BETWEEN 71W AND 80W 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
15 FT...HIGHEST OFF THE COAST OF COLUMBIA.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.GULF OF MEXICO N OF 28N BETWEEN 86W AND 89W SE WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.12 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.

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.FORECASTER AL. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.