000
FZNT02 KNHC 150340
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
0430 UTC TUE DEC 15 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE DEC 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED DEC 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU DEC 17.

.WARNINGS.

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

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC NE OF LINE FROM 31N43W TO 24N41W TO 22N35W NW WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 16 TO 26 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NE PORTION. 
ELSEWHERE E OF 63W EXCEPT AS MENTIONED IN PARAGRAPH BELOW... 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 23 FT IN NW AND N SWELL... 
HIGHEST N OF 20N E OF 53W. S OF 23N W OF 63W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN PRIMARILY E SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N W 
OF 63W TO BAHAMAS WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E 
AND SE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST ATLC S OF 22N W OF 65W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 
8 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE SE OF LINE FROM 31N55W TO 22N65W 
EXCEPT AS MENTIONED IN PARAGRAPH BELOW...WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 17 FT IN NW AND N SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 17N E OF 46W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST ATLC E OF 52W EXCEPT AS MENTIONED IN PARAGRAPH 
BELOW...WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW AND N 
SWELL. S OF 18N W OF 52W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN 
N SWELL. 

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N60W TO 30N62W. WITHIN 120 NM NW OF 
FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. WITHIN 180 NM 
SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 30N46W 1012 MB WITH COLD FRONT EXTENDING 
TO 28N47W TO 27N50W. NW OF FRONT TO 50W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 28N35W 1005 MB WITH COLD FRONT EXTENDING 
TO 21N35W TO 21N42W. NW OF FRONT TO 42W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL.  

.36 HOUR FORECAST ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N70W TO 29N72W TO 
29N81W. N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N57W TO 25N65W TO 25N69W.
NW OF FRONT TO 69W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 28N W OF 69W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...FROM 11N TO 18N BETWEEN 
66W AND 84W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E 
SWELL. E OF 66W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. 
S OF 11N WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 72W AND 77W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N BETWEEN
67W AND 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N E OF 84W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 18N BETWEEN 70W AND 80W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N BETWEEN 67W AND 84W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.

.18 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT FROM 29N91W TO 
26N97W. NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N86W TO 28N90W TO 24N98W. N 
OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 28N83W TO 25N90W TO 25N95W 
THEN STATIONARY TO 19N94W. N OF COLD FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. W OF STATIONARY FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.