000
FZNT02 KNHC 181025
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 UTC FRI DEC 18 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI DEC 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT DEC 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN DEC 20.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.06 HOUR FORECAST ATLC N OF 29N W OF 72W SE TO S  WINDS 25 TO 35 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES N OF AREA NEAR 33N77W 991 MB. OVER 
FORECAST WATERS NEAR N OF 26N W OF 72W SW  WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N72W TO 22N78W. N OF 26N E 
OF FRONT TO 62W SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N44W TO 23N65W TO 26N80W. N OF FRONT E 
OF 60W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. N OF FRONT W 
OF 60W TO 72W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. N OF 
26N W OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 25 
N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE E 
OF 50W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN N SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N38W TO 23N57W STATIONARY TO 
25N70W. N OF FRONT E OF 53W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 
12 TO 20 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF FRONT FROM 53W TO 65W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 13N E OF 45W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 24N35W TO 22N55W. N OF FRONT E 
OF 43W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 20 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 20N E OF 62W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 
FT IN NW SWELL. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST ATLC LOW PRES N OF AREA NEAR 31N80W WITH NEW 
COLD FRONT TO 23N80W. EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 23N W 
OF 65W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N68W TO 21N76W. EXCEPT AS 
NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 24N E OF FRONT TO 58W S TO SW WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 KT IN NW SWELL. N OF 24N W OF FRONT NW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 19 FT IN NW SWELL.  

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 18N BETWEEN 70W AND 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 12 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 14 FT 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 LOW PRES NEAR 27N91W 1005 MB WITH COLD FRONT TO 
19N91W. WITHIN 210 NM OF LOW CENTER WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 90W NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. N OF 26N 
E OF 90 W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT OUT OF AREA. N OF 22N E OF 90W W TO 
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE BETWEEN 90W AND 
95W N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.   
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N E OF 90W N TO NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 
8 FT. 

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

$$
.FORECASTER GR/WB. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.