000
FZNT02 KNHC 141020
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC MON DEC 14.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE DEC 15.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED DEC 16.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.06 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N E OF 45W W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. 
SEAS 22 TO 28 FT IN LARGE NW SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 72W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.  

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT N OF AREA. N OF 29N BETWEEN 70W AND 75W S TO SW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED N AND SE SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N59W TO 28N64W. N OF 29N 
BETWEEN 53W AND 62W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT PRIMARILY 
IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES 1012 MB NEAR 30N45W. WEAK COLD FRONT 
FROM LOW TO 27N44W TO 28N50W. N OF 28N BETWEEN 44W AND 52W W TO 
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. 

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 27N35W TO 21N50W THEN STATIONARY TO 21N62W 
TO 28N73W. EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF FRONT E OF 55W 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 21 FT IN LARGE NW SWELL...HIGHEST 
NE. ELSEWHERE N OF FRONT WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT N OF 26N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT IN N 
TO NW SWELL...HIGHEST NE. S OF FRONT BETWEEN 48W AND 73W WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN PRIMARILY E SWELL W OF 65W IN 
MIXED N AND E SWELL E OF 65W. ELSEWHERE SE OF FRONT WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT 22N35W TO 19N52W. N OF 
25N E OF 40W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 19 TO 27 FT IN 
LARGE 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. EXCEPT 
AS NOTED ABOVE E OF 60W WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 18 FT IN NW 
SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...FROM 10N TO 16N 
BETWEEN 67W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 19N E OF 83W...AS WELL AS THE WINDWARD 
PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN E SWELL. 
S OF 10N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 72W AND 77W NE TO E 
WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 18N 
BETWEEN 69W AND 83W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT 
IN E SWELL. FROM 10N TO 18N E OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 10N WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 
FT IN NE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 73W AND 78W NE TO E 
WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 18N 
BETWEEN 68W AND 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT 
IN E SWELL...HIGHEST W OF 76W. REMAINDER OF AREA S OF 18N E OF 
83W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT...HIGHEST SW PART. S OF 
10N WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.

.36 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT FROM 29N91W TO 
26N97W. NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT FROM 29N83W TO 
25N97W TO 21N97W. NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 
11 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.