000
FZNT02 KNHC 211621 CCA
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC MON DEC 21.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE DEC 22.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED DEC 23.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC FRONT 31N46W TO 28N50W TO 19.5N70W. NW OF FRONT TO 59W SW 
TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 21 FT...HIGHEST N OF 28N. N OF 
26N W OF 59W NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 20 FT...HIGHEST N 
OF 28N E OF 72W. ELSEWHERE NW FRONT NW TO N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 24N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 12N E OF 60W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 13 FT IN N TO NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST...FRONT 31N35W TO 26N47W TO 19N70W. N OF FRONT 
E OF 50W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 28 FT IN NW 
SWELL. N OF LINE 25N50W TO 31N75W NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 28 FT...HIGHEST NE. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 23N E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N E OF 
75W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DIFFUSING FRONT 27N35W TO 22N54W TO 22N66W 
THEN WARM FRONT TO 22N74W TO 20N80W. 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 FRONT FROM 66W TO 81W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.  
SEAS TO 14 FT. 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.

.ATLC EXCEPT AS NOTED ABOVE...S OF 12N E OF 57W NE TO E WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED ABOVE...S OF 10N E OF 55W NE 
TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED ABOVE...S OF 12N E OF 58W NE 
TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. 
 
.CARIBBEAN FRONT 19.5N70W TO 17N78W TO 09N83W. NW OF FRONT N 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. S OF 14N FROM 63W TO 70W E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 19N70W TO 19N80W TO 
15N83W. WITHIN 120 NM NW OF FRONTAL TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT. S OF 15N FROM 65W TO 73W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 22N74W TO LOW NEAR 18.5N80W TO 13N82W. 
S OF 21N E OF 83W TO TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 
12 FT. S OF 15N FROM 65W TO 73W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO 24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 20N W OF 95W S WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST W OF 91W SE TO  WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 
FT. 

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

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.