000
FZNT02 KNHC 140330
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
0430 UTC MON DEC 14 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON DEC 14.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE DEC 15.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED DEC 16.

.WARNINGS.

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

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 72W AND 77W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.  

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT N OF AREA. N OF 29N BETWEEN 67W AND 74W SE TO S 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 29N BETWEEN 74W AND 78W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN PRIMARILY SE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N60W TO 28N65W. WITHIN 180 
NM NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. WITHIN 180 NM 
E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE 
SWELL AND WIND WAVES.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED...TROUGH FROM 31N44W TO 
26N47W TO 25N55W. S OF 22N W OF 67W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 
8 FT. ELSEWHERE SE OF LINE FROM 31N54W TO 22N62W TO 22N67W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 18 FT PRIMARILY IN NW AND N SWELL.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 28N35W TO 23N48W THEN STATIONARY TO 21N58W 
TO 23N74W. NW OF FRONT E OF LINE FROM 31N53W TO 23N46W NW TO N 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 26 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NE 
PORTION. ELSEWHERE N OF FRONT E OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 21 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 28N. ELSEWHERE N 
OF FRONT TO 29N BETWEEN 65W AND 74W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. E OF FRONT N OF 27N SW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 
FRONT W OF LINE FROM 21N52W TO 15N52W TO 07N46W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN PRIMARILY E SWELL S OF 20N AND IN 
PRIMARILY N SWELL N OF 20N. ELSEWHERE SE OF FRONT WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL...HIGHEST NE PORTION.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT WEAKENING E OF AREA. N OF 25N E OF 
39W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 19 TO 25 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 25N BETWEEN 39W AND 46W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 19 TO 25 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 17N TO 23N W OF 60W TO 
BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED N 
AND E SWELL. FROM 23N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND 75W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA E OF 
65W...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN PARAGRAPH ABOVE...WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 20 FT IN PRIMARILY NW TO N SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 
19N E OF 60W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGE WITH PARAGRAPH ABOVE.

.CARIBBEAN...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...FROM 10N TO 15N 
BETWEEN 70W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 18N E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN E SWELL. 
.18 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 72W AND 78W NE TO E 
WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 18N 
BETWEEN 67W AND 83W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT 
IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 18N E OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 18N BETWEEN 64W AND 82W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN E SWELL...HIGHEST W OF 76W.

.42 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT FROM 30N88W TO 
27N92W TO 25N97W. NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT FROM 30N85W TO 
26N90W TO 24N98W. NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 
FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.