000
FZNT02 KNHC 161019
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 UTC WED DEC 16 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED DEC 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU DEC 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI DEC 18.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.COLD FRONT FROM 29N83W TO 28N90W TO DEVELOPING LOW NEAR 
24.5N95W 1018 MB TO NEAR 20.5N97W. S OF 28N W OF 95.5W N TO NE 
WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT 27N82W TO LOW PRES 26.5N95W 
1015 MB WITH COLD FRONT TO 18N94W. WITHIN 120 NM NE QUADRANT AND 
180 NM W SEMICIRCLE OF LOW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 15 FT. S OF 
22N W OF FRONT WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WARM FRONT 28N86W TO LOW PRES 27N92W 1009 MB 
WITH COLD FRONT TO 19N91W. WITHIN 180 NM NW SEMICIRCLE OF LOW  
WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 13 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC LOW PRES 1009 MB 28N44W WITH COLD FRONT TO 25N50W THEN 
STATIONARY TO 29N62W. N OF FRONT E OF 52W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
10 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 16N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 75W NE 
TO E WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT W OF 68W. SEAS TO 10 FT IN 
MIXED N AND NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF 50W WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN N TO NW SWELL...HIGHEST E OF 40W. REMAINDER 
OF AREA E OF LINE 19N68W TO 22N56W TO 31N56W WIND LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES E OF AREA WITH NEW COLD FRONT FROM 
26N35W TO 24N43W THEN STATIONARY TO 28N53W. SE OF FRONT E OF 42W 
TO 20N SW TO W WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.  
ELSEWHERE E OF 50W WIND TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N TO NW 
SWELL. S OF 19N BETWEEN 50W AND 61W WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N E OF 50W SW TO W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 14 FT IN MERGING N TO NE AND NW SWELL. OTHERWISE CONDITIONS 
BEGINNING TO MERGE WITH COLD FRONTAL CONDITIONS BELOW.

.ATLC 06 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N72W TO 27N80W. NW OF 
FRONT NW TO N WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.   
.24 HOUR FORECAST  COLD FRONT 31N57W TO 28N65W TO 25N70W.  N OF 
28N  N TO NE WIND 20 KT.  SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST  COLD FRONT 31N45W TO 22N65W.  N OF 28N WITHIN 
300 NM E OF FRONT  SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS 10 FT.  N OF COLD 
FRONT TO 52W  NW WIND 20 KT.  SEAS 12 FT IN NW SWELL.  ELSEWHERE 
N OF 25N  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS 9 FT IN N SWELL. 

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 18N BETWEEN 65W AND 83W NE TO E WIND 20 
TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COLOMBIA. SEAS TO 14 FT IN E 
SWELL...HIGHEST OFF COAST OF COLOMBIA.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 18N BETWEEN 68W AND 82W NE TO E 
WIND 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COLOMBIA. SEAS TO 12 FT IN 
E SWELL...HIGHEST OFF COAST OF COLOMBIA. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST  FROM 11N TO 17N BETWEEN 68W AND 78W E WIND 20 
TO 25 KT.  SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT 29N83W TO 28N90W TO DEVELOPING LOW 
NEAR 24.5N95W 1018 MB TO NEAR 20.5N97W. EXCEPT AS NOTED IN 
WARNINGS...N AND W OF FRONT N TO NE WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT. SE OF FRONT N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT 27N82W TO LOW PRES 26.5N95W 
1015 MB WITH COLD FRONT TO 18N94W. EXCEPT AS NOTED IN 
WARNINGS...N OF FRONT E OF 95W NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 12 
FT. W OF FRONT W OF 95W NW TO N WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST  EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...W OF LOW PRES 
AND W OF TRAILING COLD FRONT FROM LOW PRES TO 19N92W  N TO NE 
WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.