000
FZNT02 KNHC 191013
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 UTC SAT DEC 19 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT DEC 19.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN DEC 20.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON DEC 21.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.COLD FRONT FROM 31N80W TO 23N81W. N OF 27N E OF FRONT TO 70W S 
TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. N OF 27N W OF FRONT W 
TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...N OF 22N W OF 70W SE TO S 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT E OF BAHAMAS. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N65W TO 21N75W. N OF 24N E 
OF FRONT TO 56W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. N 
OF 24N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. 
FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 23N65W TO 20N72W. N OF 24N E 
OF FRONT TO 45W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. N 
OF 24N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. 
 
.ATLC FRONT 31N36W TO 22N48W TO 21N60W TO 25N70W. N OF FRONT TO 
55W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 22 FT IN NW SWELL. N 
OF FRONT FROM 55W TO 70W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 20 FT 
IN NW SWELL. N OF 24N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N E OF 70W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING FRONT FROM 25N35W TO 22N45W TO 
25N56W. N OF 28N E OF 45W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 17 TO 
21 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF FRONT TO 56W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM 
25N35W TO 18N50W TO 16N61W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT IN N AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. N OF 24N E OF 45W W TO NW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 
20N E OF 55W SW TO WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL.

.ATLC S OF 14N E OF 50W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN N 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN 
PRIMARILY N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN PRIMARILY N SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN PRIMARILY N SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 18N BETWEEN 70W AND 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. COLD FRONT 23N81W TO 
16N87W. W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 21N76W TO 15N84W. W OF FRONT 
NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 70W 
AND 77W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 20N72W TO 11N83W. N OF FRONT N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. S OF 13N E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS
20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO N OF 22N E OF 92W NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 
TO 13 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST E OF 90W N TO NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN 
NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 25N W OF 90W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER GR. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.