000
FZNT02 KNHC 250337
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
0430 UTC FRI DEC 25 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI DEC 25.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT DEC 26.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN DEC 27.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.12 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 31N53W TO 24N42W TO 31N38W 
WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 25 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N E OF 47W WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS TO 31 
FT IN NW SWELL. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 24N59W TO 22N65W TO 31N78W. NE OF A LINE 
FROM 24N35W TO 31N50W W TO NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 20 TO 23 FT 
IN NW SWELL. N OF 22N BETWEEN 62W AND 70W N TO NE WIND 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 22N BETWEEN 70W AND 75W NE 
TO E WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL E OF BAHAMAS. 
N OF 24N W OF 75W E TO SE WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
ELSEWHERE...N OF 18N E OF 64W WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 20 
FT...HIGHEST IN NW PART.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N51W TO 21N64W THEN 
STATIONARY TO 31N79W. EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...N OF FRONT E 
OF 64W NW TO N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT IN N SWELL. N 
OF FRONT BETWEEN 64W AND 70W NE TO E WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT IN N SWELL. N OF FRONT W OF 70W 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 
45W SW TO W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN MIXED NW AND 
SW 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 31N41W TO 20N64W THEN 
STATIONARY TO 23N73W. EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...N OF COLD 
FRONT E OF 55W W TO NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 24 FT IN N 
SWELL. N OF FRONT BETWEEN 55W AND 67W N TO NE WIND 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 16 FT IN N SWELL. N OF FRONT BETWEEN 67W AND 73W E TO 
SE WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 20N E OF 
FRONT S TO SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE...N OF 18N E OF 61W WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 
FT IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 25N35W TO 20N55W THEN 
STATIONARY TO 21N68W. EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...N OF FRONT E 
OF 52W W TO NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 25 FT IN NW SWELL. N 
OF FRONT BETWEEN 52W AND 57W N TO NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 19 
FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 19.5N TO 25N BETWEEN 57W AND 67W NE TO E 
WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NE 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 68W WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT IN NW SWELL. 

.24 HOUR COLD FRONT 31N79W TO 27.5N80W. W OF FRONT SW TO W WIND 
20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. N OF 27.5N E OF FRONT TO 73W SE TO S 
WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE...W OF 
73W TO E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE 
SWELL.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N74W TO 23N80W. N OF 25N 
BETWEEN 68W AND 72W SE TO S WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. 

.ATLC S OF 13N E OF 61W NE TO E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN 
MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE...S OF 18N E OF 61W WIND LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 13N 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 13 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 13N E OF 51W NE TO E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 
TO 12 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE...S OF 18N E OF 55W 
WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. 

.CARIBBEAN S OF 13N E OF 69W E TO SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 
8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 22.5N83W TO 18.5N88W. N OF 19N 
W OF FRONT N WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT 22N82W TO 18N87.5W. S OF 
13.5N BETWEEN 72W AND 77W N TO NE WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT FROM 30N87W TO 22N92W TO 18N94W. N OF 
24N W OF FRONT W TO NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW 
SWELL. S OF 24N W OF FRONT N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT. N OF 24N E OF FRONT TO 87W S TO SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 
TO 12 FT IN MIXED NW AND S SWELL. N OF 25N E OF 87W SE TO S WIND 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE WIND 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 25N81W TO 23N82.5W. S OF 24N 
BETWEEN 84.5W AND 90W N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE...S OF 29N BETWEEN 85W AND 95W WIND LESS 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT E OF AREA. FROM 23N TO 28N BETWEEN 
90W AND 94W SE TO S WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

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

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.FORECASTER AL. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.