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FZNT02 KNHC 242208
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC THU DEC 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI DEC 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT DEC 26.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.N OF LINE FROM 25N97W TO 30N88W WINDS 25 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 12 
FT IN NW SWELL. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST WIND BELOW GALE FORCE. 

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.18 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N BETWEEN 49W TO 57W WIND 30 TO 40 KT.  
SEAS 14 TO 20 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF A LINE FROM 31N57W TO 24N47W TO 31N43W 
WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 21 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N E OF 49W WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS TO 30 
FT IN NW SWELL. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC LOW PRES 1011 MB NEAR 23N70W. WARM FRONT FROM LOW CENTER 
TO 24N70W TO 24N56W. NE OF A LINE FROM 24N35W TO 31N50W W TO SW 
WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 20 TO 25 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 23N TO 28N 
W OF 62W NE TO E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL W 
OF BAHAMAS. N OF 28N W OF 71W NE TO E WIND 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 
8 FT. ELSEWHERE...N OF 18N E OF 69W SEAS 8 TO 20 FT IN NW 
SWELL...HIGHEST NE PART. 
.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N50W TO 21N65W TO 31N78W. 
EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...N OF FRONT E OF 63W NW TO N WIND 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT IN N SWELL. N OF FRONT BETWEEN 63W AND 
72W NE TO E WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 
FRONT W OF 72W E TO SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E 
SWELL. N OF BAHAMAS W OF FRONT SE TO S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT IN SE SWELL. N OF 21N E OF FRONT TO 44W SW TO W WIND 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE...N OF 18N E 
OF 60W WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N46W TO 21N63W THEN 
STATIONARY TO 31N78W. EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...N OF COLD 
FRONT E OF 60W NW TO N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT IN NW 
SWELL. N OF FRONT BETWEEN 60W AND 70W N TO NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF FRONT W OF 70W E TO SE WIND 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF BAHAMAS W OF FRONT S TO SW 
WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN S SWELL. N OF 20N E OF 
FRONT TO 40W S TO SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN NW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE...N OF 18N WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 
FT IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 28N35W TO 20N64W. EXCEPT AS 
NOTED IN WARNING...N OF FRONT E OF 56W W TO NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 12 TO 22 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF FRONT BETWEEN 56W AND 64W N 
TO NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 21N E OF 
FRONT SW TO W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE...N OF 18N W OF 65W WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT IN NW SWELL. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N75W TO 23N80W. N OF 27N 
WITHIN 200 NM E OF FRONT SE TO S WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT 
IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE...W OF 65W TO BAHAMAS WIND LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. 

.ATLC S OF 13N E OF 53W NE TO E WIND 20 KR. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN 
MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE...S OF 18N WIND LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 11N E OF 41W NE TO E WIND 20 KT. SEAS TO 
12 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE...S OF 18N E OF 58W 
WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 12N E OF 50W NE TO E WIND 20 KT. SEAS TO 
12 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE...S OF 18N E OF 54W 
WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. 

.CARIBBEAN E OF 67W SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT FROM 30N91W TO 22N95W TO 18.5N95W. 
EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...W OF FRONT N TO NW WIND 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 24N E OF 90W SE TO S WIND 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN SE SWELL. N OF 23N E OF FRONT TO 
90W S TO SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN S SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N85W TO 23N 88W TO 19N95W. N OF 
23N W OF FRONT N TO NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 15 FT IN NW 
SWELL. S OF 23N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT. N OF 26N E OF FRONT S TO SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 
10 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 26N82W TO 19N87W. NW OF FRONT 
TO 96W NW TO N WIND 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 12 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT E OF AREA. E OF 92W E TO SE WIND 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

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

$$
.FORECASTER AL. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.