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FZNT02 KNHC 252152
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC FRI DEC 25.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT DEC 26.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN DEC 27.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.N OF 27N FROM 44W TO 55W WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT IN 
NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27 E OF 51W W WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 23 
TO 29 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N E OF 40W W TO NW WIND 30 TO 40 KT. 
SEAS TO 32 TO 35 FT IN NW SWELL. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT FROM 31N46W TO 22N65W THEN STATIONARY TO 31N78W. 
EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...N OF FRONT E OF 61W NW N WIND 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 20 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF FRONT BETWEEN 61W AND 
66W N TO NE WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW WIND. WITHIN 
150 NM N OF FRONT BETWEEN 66W AND 73W NE TO E WIND 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF BAHAMAS W OF 73W SE TO S WIND 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT IN SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF FRONT WIND 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 22N WITHIN 250 
NM E OF FRONT SW TO W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT IN NW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 18N E OF 61W WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 36N35W TO 19N56W THEN 
STATIONARY TO 23N69W. EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...N OF FRONT E 
OF 42W SW TO W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 19 FT IN NW SWELL. N 
OF FRONT BETWEEN 42W AND 56W W TO NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 
TO 23 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 21N TO 24N BETWEEN 62W AND 66W E WIND 
20 KT. SEAS TO 10 KT IN NE SWELL. E OF 43W WITHIN 150 NM E OF 
FRONT SW TO W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE...N OF 18N E OF 66W WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 23N35W TO 19N55W. EXCEPT AS 
NOTED IN WARNING...N OF FRONT E OF 45W W TO NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 17 TO 31 FT IN N SWELL. N OF FRONT BETWEEN 45W AND 55W N TO 
NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 22 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 18N E 
OF 61W WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 17 FT IN N SWELL. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N76W TO 24N81W. N OF 
28N W OF FRONT NW TO N WIND 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. N OF 26N 
BETWEEN 69W AND 75W SE TO S WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NE 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE...E OF BAHAMAS BETWEEN 66W AND 74W WIND LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N71W TO 25N81W. N OF 27N W 
OF FRONT TO 77W WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL. N 
OF 27N E OF FRONT TO 68W S TO SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT 
IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N BETWEEN 62W AND 68W SE TO S WIND 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE...N OF BAHAMAS FROM 61W 
TO 75W WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. 

.ATLC S OF 18N E OF 58W WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN 
NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 08N E OF 46W NE TO E WIND 20 KT. SEAS TO 
11 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE...S OF 18N E OF 54W 
WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 13N E OF 49W NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT 
IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE...S OF 18N E OF 61W WIND 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.  

.24 HOUR FORECAST CARIBBEAN S OF 13.5N BETWEEN 72W AND 77W NE TO 
E WIND 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 14N BETWEEN 71W AND 79W NE TO E WIND 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT S OF 13N BETWEEN 75W AND 77W. 

.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT FROM 27N82W TO 22N85W. W OF FRONT TO 
92W W TO NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE...N 
OF 20N W OF 92W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT E OF AREA. FROM 20N TO 27N BETWEEN 
91W AND 96W E TO SE WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST NEW COLD FRONT FROM 28N87W TO 25N95W TO 
20N96W. NW OF FRONT N TO NE WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT. N OF 26N FROM 85W TO 87W E TO SE WIND 20 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.