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FZNT02 KNHC 132219
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC SUN DEC 13.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON DEC 14.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE DEC 15.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.18 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N E OF 45W NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 
20 TO 30 FT IN NW SWELL.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 72W AND 77W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.  

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 29N35W TO 22N56W THEN STATIONARY TO 
22N70W. N OF FRONT E OF LINE FROM 31N58W TO 24N50W NW TO N WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 23 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 28N. 
ELSEWHERE N OF FRONT E OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 19 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NE PORTION. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N 
BETWEEN 69W AND 77W...E OF BAHAMAS...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N W OF 
77W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN PRIMARILY E 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF FRONT BETWEEN 65W AND 75W E TO SE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN PRIMARILY E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...COLD FRONT 
FROM 23N35W TO 21N39W THEN DISSIPATING STATIONARY TO 19N62W. N 
OF FRONT E OF LINE FROM 31N48W TO 21N39W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 14 TO 28 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 29N. ELSEWHERE N
OF FRONT E OF 49W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 TO 21 FT IN 
NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF FRONT TO 22N BETWEEN 49W AND 62W NE TO 
E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 19N 
E OF 65W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 19 FT IN NW 
SWELL...HIGHEST NE PORTION. ELSEWHERE S OF 28N E OF BAHAMAS 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL.
.30 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATING SE OF AREA. NE OF LINE 
FROM 31N43W TO 24N35W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 20 TO 25 FT IN 
NW SWELL. FROM 14N TO 22N W OF 57W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. ELSEWHERE SE OF LINE 
FROM 31N59W TO 25N67W TO 24N77W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
22 FT IN PRIMARILY N SWELL...HIGHEST NE PORTION. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST SE OF LINE FROM 31N56W TO 22N65W TO 22N73W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 20 FT IN PRIMARILY N AND NW 
SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 18N E OF 46W.

.ATLC 12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N72W TO 29N75W. N OF 
28N WITHIN 360 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 
9 FT. WITHIN 180 NM W OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N65W TO 29N68W. N OF 28N
WITHIN 300 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT. WITHIN 180 NM W OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
TO 9 FT
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N49W TO 28N53W. N OF 28N
WITHIN 210 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 
FT IN MIXED NW SWELL AND WIND WAVES. WITHIN 120 NM W OF FRONT W 
TO NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.

.ATLC S OF 22N BETWEEN 50W AND 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 22N E OF 55W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN PRIMARILY N SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 19N W OF 55W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 19N E OF 55W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN PRIMARILY N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGED WITH PARAGRAPH ABOVE.

.CARIBBEAN...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...FROM 10N TO 18N E OF 
83W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT BETWEEN 80W 
AND 83W. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT...HIGHEST FAR SW PORTION.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 18N E OF 84W 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 SW PORTION.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 18N BETWEEN 64W AND 83W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. 
SEAS 8 TO 15 FT...HIGHEST SW PORTION.

.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT FROM 29N91W TO 
26N97W. NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

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.FORECASTER LEWITSKY/AGUIRRE. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.