000
FZNT02 KNHC 231611
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC WED DEC 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU DEC 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI DEC 25.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.N OF 28N E OF 40W W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 22 TO 28 FT 
IN NW SWELL.
.24 FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 23N35W TO 21N50W THEN STATIONARY TO 
20N73W. EXCEPT AS NOTED IN FORECAST E OF LINE 31N65W TO 21N35W 
NW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 22 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 
25N W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 18N E OF 72W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 22 
FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES 1009 MB NEAR 22N72W WITH WARM FRONT 
TO 23N61W. WITHIN 240 NM N OF FRONT W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT 
FROM 23N35W TO 22N43W. E OF LINE FROM 31N55W TO 22N35W W TO NW 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 17 TO 25 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 
15N E OF 70W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 19 FT IN N AND NW 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N49W TO LOW PRES 1012 MB NEAR 
21N64W. N OF 23N WITHIN 420 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. W OF FRONT TO 70W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 15 FT. W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 18 FT 
IN NW SWELL.

.ATLC S OF 10N E OF 50W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN E 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN MIXED NW AND E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.CARIBBEAN LOW PRES 1007 MB NEAR 17N74W WITH TROUGH TO 10N78W. N 
OF 16N BETWEEN 70W AND 75W SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 75W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST E OF 70W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO W OF 85W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT W OF 94W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N93W TO 23N98W. NW OF FRONT 
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT N OF 23N W OF 85W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 29N83W TO 22N87W. NW OF FRONT 
TO 95W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

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

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.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.