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FZNT02 KNHC 222156
HSFAT2

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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.N OF 27N BETWEEN 31W AND 55W W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 20 
TO 28 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N E OF 40W W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS 22 TO 29 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 27N35W TO 21N53W THEN STATIONARY TO 
20N69W. EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING N OF FRONT E OF 55W SW TO W 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 26 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF A LINE 
FROM 25N55W TO 31N68W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 TO 26 
FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 22N E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF FRONT TO 23N BETWEEN 65W TO 
75W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF FRONT E OF 74W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 18 FT IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 26N35W TO 21N54W THEN 
STATIONARY TO 22N75W. EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING N OF FRONT E OF 
LINE FROM 31N59W TO 26.5N54W TO 24N40W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 18 TO 29 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 21N E OF FRONT SW TO W 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 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 15N E OF 72W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 18 FT IN NW 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 21.5N35W TO 24N61W THEN 
WARM FRONT TO LOW PRES 1009 MB NEAR 23.5N66W. N OF FRONT NE OF 
LINE FROM 24.5N35W TO 31N50W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 20 
TO 26 FT IN NW SWELL. WITHIN 300 NM E SEMICIRCLE TO WARM FRONT S 
TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N 
OF 22N W OF 61W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE...N OF 10N E OF 61W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 20 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST IN NE PART. 

.ATLC SE OF A LINE FROM 06N54W TO 20N35W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SE OF AS LINE FROM 07N44W TO 12N35W NE TO E 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED N AND 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 20N75.5W TO 19N79W TO 11N80W. N OF 15N W OF 
FRONT TO 86W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE...N OF 13N E OF FRONT TO 65W E TO SE WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST DEVELOPING LOW PRES 1009 MB NEAR 18N74W WITH 
TROUGH EXTENDING S TO 11N78W. E OF TROUGH TO 65W SE TO S WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT N OF 15N W OF 71W. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 16N E OF 68W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO N OF 20N W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 19N W OF 90W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N E OF 88W E TO SE WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N90W TO 21N95W TO 18.5N94W. 
W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT N OF 25N. ELSEWHERE N 
OF 22N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL N 
OF 24N.

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

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.FORECASTER AL. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.