000
FZNT02 KNHC 230350
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
0430 UTC WED DEC 23 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC WED DEC 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU DEC 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI DEC 25.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.N OF 27N BETWEEN 31W AND 53W W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 20 
TO 28 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 30N E OF 42W W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS 22 TO 29 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 26N35W TO 21N60W THEN STATIONARY TO 
20N69W. EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING N OF FRONT E OF 55W W TO NW 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 26 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF A LINE 
FROM 25N55W TO 31N66W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 17 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 W OF 62W NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. 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 28N35W TO 21N54W THEN 
STATIONARY TO 22N70W. EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING N OF LINE FROM 
23N35W TO 26N49W TO 31N58W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 18 TO 
28 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 21N TO 26N W OF 60W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N E OF 71W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DIFFUSE. LOW PRES 1011 MB NEAR 23.5N64W. 
WITHIN 180 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 180 NM NW QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N BETWEEN 64W 
AND 73W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. 
N OF 23N W OF 73W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT. NE OF A LINE FROM 25N35W TO 31N46W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 19 TO 24 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N E OF 64W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 20 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST IN 
NE PART.

.ATLC SE OF A LINE FROM 07N52W TO 14.5N35W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 09N E OF 57W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT 
IN MIXED N AND E SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN FRONT 19N74W TO 17N80W TO 10N80W. N OF 15N W OF FRONT 
TO 85W 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 LOW PRES 1008 MB NEAR 18N74.5W WITH TROUGH 
EXTENDING S TO 11N78W. N OF 15N BETWEEN 70W AND 74W SE TO S 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 15S E OF 67W E TO 
SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 14N E OF 67W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO W OF 91W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST W OF 90W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N87W TO 19N95W. W OF FRONT 
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT N OF 22N. ELSEWHERE E OF 
FRONT N OF 26N 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.