000
FZNT02 KNHC 212220
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC MON DEC 21.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE DEC 22.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED DEC 23.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC FRONT 31N45W TO 23N62W STATIONARY TO 20N70W.  N OF 27N W 
OF FRONT TO 69W  NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  SEAS 23 
FT...HIGHEST N OF 30N.  N OF 28N FROM 69W TO 77W  WIND LESS THAN 
20 KT.  SEAS TO 12 FT.  N OF 23N E OF FRONT  SW TO W WIND 20 TO 
25 KT.  SEAS TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL.  FROM 23N TO 28N BETWEEN 69W 
AND 75W  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS 10 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST...FRONT 31N40W TO 22N60W TO 20N72W. N OF 26N W 
OF FRONT TO 67W  W TO NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  
SEAS 30 FT IN NW SWELL.  N OF 25N FROM 67W TO 75W  WIND LESS 
THAN 290  KT.  SEAS TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.  N OF 22N E OF FRONT  
SW WIND 20  TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL.  SE OF LINE 
FROM 23N45W TO 07N55W  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS 9 FT 
PRIMARILY IN 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 WIND 20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS TO 28 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 
29N.  N OF FRONT W OF 65W  NE TO E WIND 20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS TO 
14 FT.  N OF 23N E OF FRONT  W WIND 20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS TO 25 
FT.  ELSEWHERE N OF 18N E OF 65W  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 
14 FT IN NW SWELL.  S OF 18N E OF 40W  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 FT. 

.CARIBBEAN FRONT 19.5N70W TO 17N78W TO 09N83W.  NW OF FRONT N 
WIND 20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS TO 11 FT.  S OF 14N FROM 63W TO 70W  E 
WIND 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 WIND 20 TO 
30 KT.  SEAS 14 FT.  ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT  NE WIND 20 KT.  SEAS 
TO 8 FT.  S OF 15N FROM 65W TO 73W  E WIND 20 KT.  SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  TROUGH 22N74W TO LOW NEAR 18N80W TO 13N82W. S 
OF 21N E OF 83W TO TROUGH  N TO NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS 12 
FT.  S OF 15N FROM 65W TO 73W  E WIND 20 KT.  SEAS TO 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO 24 HOUR FORECAST  N OF 22N W OF 95W  S WIND 20 
KT.  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  W OF 88W  SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS TO 
10 FT. 

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

$$
.FORECASTER WALLY BARNES. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.