000
FZNT02 KNHC 241622
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC THU DEC 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI DEC 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT DEC 26.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.COLD FRONT 30N95W 23N97W MOVING SE AT 25 KT.  N OF 25N W OF 
FRONT  NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT.  SEAS TO 12 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST  WIND BELOW GALE FORCE. 

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.24 HOUR FORECAST  N OF 30N FROM 50W TO 60W  WIND 30 TO 40 KT.  
SEAS 18 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST  N OF 28N E OF 50W  WIND 30 TO 40 KT.  SEAS TO 
30 FT IN NW SWELL. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC LOW PRES NEAR 22N72W 1010 MB MOVING NE 15 KT.  FROM 24N TO 
29N BETWEEN 62W AND 76W  NE TO E WIND 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS 10 FT E 
OF BAHAMAS.  ELSEWHERE W OF 65W  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS TO 
10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  FROM 22N TO 28N BETWEEN 63W AND 76W  NE TO E 
WIND 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 11 FT.  ELSEWHERE FROM 63W TO 76W  
WIND LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS 
N OF 28N.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  FROM 21N TO 23N BETWEEN 63W AND BAHAMAS  E 
WIND 20 KT.  SEAS 9 FT IN NW SWELL.  

.ATLC  N OF 24N E OF 50W  NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS 26 FT IN NW 
SWELL.  ELSEWHERE N OF 15N E OF 62W  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT.  
SEAS TO 21 FT IN NW SWELL.  S OF 15N E OF 60W  WIND LESS THAN 20 
KT.  SEAS TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  COLD FRONT 31N51W TO 22N60W TO 19N69W... 
EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...N OF 26N W OF FRONT TO 63W  NW WIND 
20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS TO 20 FT.  N OF 24N WITHIN 300 NM SE OF 
FRONT  SW WIND 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL.  
ELSEWHERE E OF 63W  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS TO 20 FT IN NW 
SWELL...HIGHEST NW PART. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST  COLD FRONT 31N44W TO 21N55W TO 17N62W.  
EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...N OF 22N E OF FRONT  SW WIND 20 TO 
33 KT.  SEAS TO 20 FT.  N OF 25N W OF FRONT TO 60W  NW WIND 20 
TO 30 KT.  SEAS TO 22 FT.  ELSEWHERE E OF 63W  WIND LESS THAN 20 
KT.  SEAS TO 11 FT.      

.GULF OF MEXICO...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...E OF FRONT TO 89W 
S TO SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS TO 12 FT.  ELSEWHERE E TO SE  
WIND 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS 10 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST  N OF 23N E OF FRONT TO 87W  S TO SW WIND 20 
TO 30 KT.  SEAS 3 FT.  ELSEWHERE N OF 25N  SE TO S WIND 20 TO 30 
KT.  SEAS 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  COLD FRONT FROM 30N85W TO 21N87W. NW OF FRONT 
NW TO N WIND 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 11 FT.  N OF 25N E OF FRONT  
S TO SW WIND 20 KT.  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  COLD FRONT E OF AREA.  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SE OF LINE FROM 30N86W TO 20N95W  SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. 

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

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.FORECASTER WALLY BARNES. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.