000
FZNT02 KNHC 211007
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 UTC MON DEC 21 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON DEC 21.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE DEC 22.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED DEC 23.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC FRONT 31N51W TO 23N65W TO 20N74W. W OF FRONT TO 74W NW 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 19 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT AND E 
OF BAHAMAS WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.   
N OF 25N E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT 
IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N E OF 60W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST...FRONT 31N43W TO 23N54W TO 20N70W. N OF 26N W 
OF FRONT TO 70W NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 24 FT IN NW 
SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 29N. N OF 24N E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE OF 20N E OF 
75W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DIFFUSING FRONT 31N38W TO 21N60W TO 21N75W. N 
OF 25N W OF FRONT TO 60W NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 TO 27 FT 
IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 29N. N OF 22N FROM 60W TO 70W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 23N E OF FRONT 
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 25 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 18N E OF 
65W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL.

.48 HOUR FORECAST ATLC FROM 22N TO 25N BETWEEN 65W AND 80W NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

.ATLC S OF 20N E OF 60W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT 
IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST SE OF LINE 20N44W TO 10N58W NE TO E WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SE OF LINE 16N35W TO 10N55W NE TO E WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
 
.CARIBBEAN FRONT 20N73W TO 10N83W. W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 21N78W TO 15N82W. W OF 
TROUGH NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 22N78W 12N82W. N OF 16N W OF TROUGH TO 
83W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 

.GULF OF MEXICO 24 HOUR FORECAST W OF 95W S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 20N W OF 93W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
FT. 

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

$$
.FORECASTER GR. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.