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FZNT02 KNHC 171613
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1630 UTC THU DEC 17 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC THU DEC 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI DEC 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT DEC 19.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.STATIONARY FRONT FROM 28N83W TO LOW PRES NEAR 26N96W 1012 MB  
TO 18N95W. FROM 26N TO 28N W OF 92W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. S OF 22N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. 
.24 HOUR WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.42 HOUR FORECAST ATLC LOW N OF AREA NEAR 33N74W WITH NEW COLD 
FRONT TO 27N80W. N OF 26N BETWEEN W OF 70W S TO SW WIND 30 TO 35 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N75W TO 24N80W. N OF 26N 
WITHIN 360 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 
FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N50W TO 25N65W TO 27N80W. N OF FRONT W 
OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF FRONT E 
OF 70W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 29N 
WITHIN 240 NM SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N43W TO 23N55W THEN 
STATIONARY TO 27N78W. N OF FRONT E OF 60W NW TO N WIND 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 73W SE WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF FRONT BETWEEN 60W AND 73W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL.
.42 HOUR FORECAST ATLC LOW N OF AREA NEAR 33N74W WITH NEW COLD 
FRONT TO 27N80W. EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 22N E OF 65W 
SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 38N35W TO 23N55W. N OF FRONT E 
OF 45W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 20N E OF 62W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 18 
FT IN NW SWELL. NEW COLD FRONT FROM 31N75W TO 24N80W. EXCEPT AS 
NOTED IN WARNING N OF 20N WITHIN 480 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

.ATLC S OF 20N E OF 50W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 15N E OF 45W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 
8 FT IN E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 16N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 18N BETWEEN 70W AND 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COLOMBIA.  SEAS TO 14 FT IN E 
SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  FROM 11N TO 18N BETWEEN 70W AND 80W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COLOMBIA. SEAS TO 12 FT 
IN E SWELL EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 17N BETWEEN 70W AND 82W E WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO STATIONARY FRONT FROM 28N83W TO LOW PRES NEAR 
26N96W 1012 MB  TO 18N95W. EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 
25N E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. W OF FRONT 
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 29N90W 1005 MB WITH COLD FRONT 
TO 19N93W. E OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. W 
OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST. LOW NE OF AREA. COLD FRONT SE OF AREA. NW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT E OF 90W. N OF 25N W OF 90W 
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.