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FZNT02 KNHC 172156
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC THU DEC 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI DEC 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 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 WIND 30 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS TO 14 FT.  S OF 22N W OF FRONT  NW TO N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS TO 15 FT. 
.06 HOUR FORECAST  WIND BELOW GALE FORCE.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.30 HOUR FORECAST  ATLC LOW PRES 992 MB N OF AREA NEAR 32N80W 
WITH NEW COLD FRONT TO 27N80W.  N OF 28N W OF 70W  SW WIND 30 TO 
35 KT.  SEAS TO 14 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  COLD FRONT FROM 31N74W TO 22N78W.  N OF 26N 
WITHIN 360 NM E OF FRONT  SW WIND 30 TO 35 KT.  SEAS TO 14 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N49W TO 24N65W TO 27N80W.  N OF FRONT W 
OF 70W  NE WIND 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS 10 FT.  N OF FRONT E OF 70W  
NW TO N WIND 20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS 15 FT.  N OF 29N WITHIN 240 NM 
SE OF FRONT  SW WIND 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 9 FT.  ELSEWHERE E OF 
50W  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS 9 FT IN N SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST  COLD FRONT FROM 31N42W TO 23N57W STATIONARY 
TO 27N78W.  N OF FRONT E OF 53W  NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS TO 
20 FT IN NW SWELL.  N OF 24N W OF 72W  SE TO S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS TO 12 FT.  N OF FRONT FROM 53W TO 72W  WIND LESS THAN 20 
KT.  SEAS 14 FT IN N SWELL.  S OF 13N E OF 45W  WIND LESS THAN 
20 KT.  SEAS 8 FT IN N SWELL.
.30 HOUR FORECAST  ATLC LOW PRES N OF AREA NEAR 31N74W WITH NEW 
COLD FRONT TO 27N80W.  EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 23N E 
OF 65W  SE TO S WIND 20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  COLD FRONT FROM 24N35W TO 22N55W.  N OF FRONT 
E OF 43W  NW WIND 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 20 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 20N E OF 62W  WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS TO 18 
FT IN NW SWELL.  NEW COLD FRONT FROM 31N73W TO 22N77W.  EXCEPT 
AS NOTED IN WARNING...N OF 22N WITHIN 480 NM E OF FRONT  S TO SW 
WIND 20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS TO 11 FT.  NW OF FRONT W TO NW WIND 20 
TO 30 KT.  SEAS TO 16 FT.

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

.GULF OF MEXICO STATIONARY FRONT FROM 28N83W TO LOW PRES NEAR 
27N93W 1010 MB TO 19N92W.  EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 
27N  NE TO E WIND 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 9 FT.  ELSEWHERE W OF 
FRONT  NW TO N WIND 20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS 13 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST  LOW PRES NEAR 27N92W 1007 MB WITH COLD FRONT 
TO 21N90W.  E OF FRONT SE WIND 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 9 FT.  W OF 
FRONT NW TO N WIND 20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  LOW PRES NEAR 30N85W WITH COLD FRONT TO 
21N87W.  E OF FRONT  SW WIND 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS 9 FT.  W OF 
FRONT TO 93W  NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS 12 FT.  W OF 93W  NW 
WIND 20 KT.  SEAS 7 FT.   
.48 HOUR FORECAST  LOW PRES AND COLD FRONT OUT OF AREA.  N OF 
23N E OF 88W  NW WIND 20 KT.  SEAS TO 8 FT. 

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

$$
.FORECASTER WALLY BARNES. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.