000
FZNT02 KNHC 240334
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
0430 UTC THU DEC 24 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU DEC 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI DEC 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT DEC 26.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.36 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N BETWEEN 48W AND 56W W TO NW WINDS 25 
TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 24.5N BETWEEN 37 AND 53W WINDS 25 TO 35 
KT. SEAS 12 TO 22 FT IN NW SWELL. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 21N35W TO 20N43W THEN 
STATIONARY TO 20N71W. NE OF LINE 31N57W TO 26N49W TO 
22N35W NW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 18 TO 26 FT IN NW SWELL. 
S OF 26N W OF 63W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN 
N AND NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 18N E OF 70W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 19 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES 1011 MB NEAR 23N66W WITH WARM FRONT 
TO 25N57W. NE OF LINE FROM 25N35W TO 31N46W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 20 TO 24 FT IN NW SWELL. W OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS IN E SWELL. N 
OF 22N BETWEEN 63W AND 72W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 18N E OF 63W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 20 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST IN NE PART.
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N50W TO 22N66W THEN WARM FRONT TO 
31N78W. EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS N OF COLD FRONT E OF 68W N 
TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF WARM 
FRONT W OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E 
SWELL. N OF 24N WITHIN 300 NM E OF COLD FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 18N WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 19 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST IN NE PART. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N40W TO 21N60W THEN STATIONARY TO 
31N77W. EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS N OF COLD FRONT E OF 57W NW 
TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 23 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF FRONT 
BETWEEN 57W AND 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 18 FT 
IN NW SWELL. N OF FRONT W OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 8 TO 10 FT IN SE 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 18N WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT 
IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NE PART. 

.ATLC S OF 14N E OF 61W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED 
NW AND NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N E OF 61W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 14N E OF 61W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT IN MIXED NW AND E SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N E OF 61W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 13N E OF 50W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT IN MIXED NW AND E SWELL. ELSEWHERE...S OF 18N E OF 61W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. 

.CARIBBEAN LOW PRES 1009 MB NEAR 17N74W WITH TROUGH TO 10N77W. N 
OF 14N BETWEEN 70W AND 75W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT 
IN SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 15N E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 13N E OF 68W 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 N OF 20N W OF 91W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N87W TO 19N95W. NW OF FRONT 
NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE 
E OF 89W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT N OF 26N E 
OF FRONT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 25N81W TO 21N87W. SE OF LINE 
FROM 19N95W TO 25N85W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 23N BETWEEN 86W AND 92W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. 

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

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.FORECASTER AL. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.