000 FZNT02 KNHC 241018 HSFAT2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 UTC THU DEC 24 2009 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 0600 UTC THU DEC 24. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI DEC 25. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT DEC 26. .WARNINGS. ...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING... .O6 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N95W 24N97W. N OF 26N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N92W 20N96W. N OF 25N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 T0 12 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE. ...ATLC GALE WARNING... .24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N BETWEEN 50W AND 60W W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N E OF 52W W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 18 TO 28 FT IN NW SWELL. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .ATLC LOW PRES NEAR 21N72W 1009 MB MOVING NE 15 KT. FROM 23N TO 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT E OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N FROM 60W TO 70W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING. LOW PRES NEAR 23.5N61W 1011 MB. WITHIN 120 NM SE QUADRANT OF LOW S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. N OF 22N BETWEEN 60W AND 70W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. N OF 22N W OF 70W AND E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N E OF 60W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING. COLD FRONT 31N50W TO 22N55W TO 19N58W. N OF FRONT E OF 60W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. E OF FRONT N OF 20N AND E TO 50W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. S OF 10 KT E OF 50W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT . SEAS 12 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N E OF 60 W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N78W TO 26N80W. N OF 28N E OF FRONT TO 70W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 19N E OF THE BAHAMAS TO 60W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. .ATLC DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 21N35W TO 20N48W...THEN STATIONARY TO 22N65W TO 21N72W. NE OF LINE 24N35W TO 24N41W TO 31N55W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 20 TO 26 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 15N E OF 60W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 15N E OF 60W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N W OF 41W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 20 TO 22 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 10N E OF 50W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 10N NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N E OF 60W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS DESCRIBED ABOVE. .CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 70 AND 75W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL. E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT EXCEPT TO 8 FT WITH N SWELL IN THE MONA PASSAGE. .24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .GULF OF MEXICO N OF 20N W OF 90W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. .06 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING. E OF FRONT TO 90W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .12 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING. N OF 23N E OF FRONT TO 89W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N85W TO 19N94W. NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. N OF 25N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT OUT OF AREA. WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SE OF LINE FROM 30N86W TO 20N95W SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. $$ .FORECASTER GR. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.