000
FZNT02 KNHC 221616
HSFAT2

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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.N OF 26N BETWEEN 45W AND 55W W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 20 
TO 26 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N E OF 45W W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS 22 TO 29 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 27N35W TO 19N69W. EXCEPT AS NOTED IN 
WARNING N OF FRONT E OF 55W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 
TO 20 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 25N BETWEEN 55W AND 70W W TO NW WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 22N E OF FRONT 
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF FRONT TO 
22N BETWEEN 65W TO 75W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT .
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 28N35W TO 21N56W THEN 
STATIONARY TO 21N75W. N OF FRONT E OF LINE FROM 31N63W TO 21N55W 
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 18 TO 29 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 
21N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW 
SWELL.  N OF FRONT TO 26N W OF 65W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 17N WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 18 
FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 22N35W TO 23N60W THEN 
WARM FRONT TO LOW PRES 1009 MB NEAR 25N68W. N OF FRONT E OF LINE 
FROM 13N50W TO 21N40W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 17 TO 26 
FT IN NW SWELL. N OF FRONT TO 30N W OF 60W E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL.

.ATLC S OF 16N E OF 50W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN E 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 11N E OF 50W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
FT IN E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 10N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT 
IN MIXED N AND E SWELL.

CARIBBEAN FRONT 18N75W TO 16N78W TO 11N80W. W OF FRONT TO 85W N 
TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
WINDWARD PASSAGE NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. S OF 
13N E OF 75W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST DEVELOPING LOW PRES 1009 MB NEAR 19N75W WITH 
TROUGH EXTENDING S TO 12N79W. W OF TROUGH TO 85W N WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 15N E OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 20N74W TO 14N79W. E OF 70W E TO SE 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO N OF 25N W OF 95W S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 
8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST W OF 90W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N95W TO 25N98W. NW OF FRONT 
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL N OF 22N W OF 90W AND 
LESS THAN 8 FT ELSEWHERE.

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

$$
.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.