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FZNT02 KNHC 260338
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
0430 UTC SAT DEC 26 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT DEC 26.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN DEC 27.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON DEC 28.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.N OF A LINE FROM 31N55W TO 23N44W TO 31N36W WIND 30 TO 40 KT. 
SEAS 14 TO 24 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27.5 E OF 50W W WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 23 
TO 31 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WIND BELOW GALE FORCE. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT FROM 31N41W TO 22N60W THEN STATIONARY TO 24N73W. 
EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...N OF FRONT E OF 57W W TO NW WIND 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 23 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF FRONT BETWEEN 57W 
AND 66W N TO NE WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL. N 
OF FRONT BETWEEN 66W AND 73W NE TO E WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 21N E OF FRONT S TO SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE...N OF 18N E OF 60W WIND 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 26N35W TO 18.5N57W THEN 
STATIONARY TO 23N70W. EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...N OF FRONT E 
OF 50W W TO NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 TO 25 FT IN NW SWELL. N 
OF FRONT BETWEEN 50W AND 57W N TO NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 TO 20 
FT IN N SWELL. N OF FRONT TO 25N BETWEEN 57W AND 70W NE TO E 
WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 28N BETWEEN 67W 
AND 70W SE WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE N OF FRONT E OF 70W WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 14 
FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 22N E OF FRONT SW WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 
14 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE...N OF 18N E OF 70W WIND LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 23N35W TO 18.5N55W. N OF FRONT 
E OF 44W W TO NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 17 TO 30 FT IN N SWELL. 
N OF FRONT BETWEEN 44W AND 51W N TO NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 25 
FT IN N SWELL. FROM 18N TO 24N BETWEEN 51W AND 60W NE TO E WIND 
20 KT. SEAS TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE...N OF 18N E OF 60W 
WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 20 FT IN N SWELL...HIGHEST N 
PART. 

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N79W TO 27N80W. N OF 29N W WIND 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 10 FT IN SE WIND. N OF BAHAMAS E OF 73W SE TO S WIND 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT IN SE SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N74W TO 23N80W. N OF 
24N BETWEEN 70W AND 73W SE AND S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN 
NE SWELL. S OF 24N BETWEEN 70W AND BAHAMAS E TO SE WIND 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N69W TO 24N80W. N OF 26N 
WITHIN 340 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT 
IN NE SWELL. S OF 23N BETWEEN 60W AND BAHAMAS NE TO E WIND 20 
KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. FROM 60W TO 74W WIND LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS TO 8 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL. 

.ATLC S OF 12N E OF 42N 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 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 13N E OF 53W NE TO E WIND 20 KT. SEAS TO 
11 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE...S OF 18N E OF 52W 
WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 15N E OF 58W 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.  

.CARIBBEAN COLD FRONT 22N83.5W TO 19N87W. WEST OF FRONT N TO NE 
WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT 22N81.5W TO 19N87.5W. S 
OF 13.5N BETWEEN 72W AND 77W NE TO E WIND 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 
8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. S OF 15N BETWEEN 69W 
AND 78W NE TO E WIND 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.GULF OF MEXICO S OF 24N BETWEEN 84W AND 88W. NW TO N WIND 20 
KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE...E OF A LINE FROM 21N97W 
TO 29N91W AND W OF 85W WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES 1014 MB NEAR 25N94W WITH COLD FRONT 
EXTENDING TO 21N97W. WITHIN 130 NM SW SE AND NE QUADRANT WIND 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES 1015 MB NEAR 26N88W WITH COLD FRONT 
TO 25N96W. N OF 26N W OF 90W N TO NE WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT 
IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N W OF 90W N TO NE 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.