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FZNT02 KNHC 260933
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC SAT DEC 26.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN DEC 27.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON DEC 28.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.NE OF LINE FROM 31N51W TO 27N43W TO 26N35W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. 
SEAS 13 TO 26 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST NE OF LINE FROM 31N46W TO 28N41W TO 28N35W W 
TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 22 TO 35 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT FROM 31N36W TO 20N54W THEN STATIONARY TO 20N74W. 
EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...NW OF FRONT E OF 50W W TO NW WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 23 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF FRONT 
E OF 59W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 23 FT IN NW AND N 
SWELL. N OF 20N E OF BAHAMAS TO 59W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 59W EXCEPT AS 
MENTIONED IN PARAGRAPH BELOW...WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
16 FT IN N AND NE SWELL. E OF FRONT N OF 20N SW WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 25N35W TO 22N43W THEN 
DISSIPATING TO 17N53W. EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...NW OF FRONT 
E OF LINE FROM 31N57W TO 23N40W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
16 TO 30 FT IN NW AND N SWELL. FROM 20N TO 23N W OF 60W E OF 
BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 15N EXCEPT AS MENTIONED IN PARAGRAPHS BELOW WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 19 FT IN NW AND N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATING FROM 24N35W TO 18N41W. 
NE OF LINE FROM 31N48W TO 25N40W TO 25N35W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 22 TO 27 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 17N TO 22N BETWEEN 50W 
AND 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT IN NE SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 17N E OF 60W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 26 
FT IN NW AND N SWELL.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N77W TO 28N80W. NW OF FRONT W TO NW 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 26N E OF FRONT TO 
71W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N73W TO 25N77W. N OF 
27N E OF FRONT TO 66W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 66W E OF BAHAMAS WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N68W TO 25N75W. N OF 27N E 
OF FRONT TO 60W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT IN NE 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 60W EXCEPT AS MENTIONED IN PARAGRAPH 
ABOVE...WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN NE SWELL.

.ATLC S OF 11N E OF 43W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN 
NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N E OF 57W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW AND N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 13N E OF 51W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 15N E OF 55W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW AND N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 14N E OF 55W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN NW AND N SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 17N WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW AND N SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN COLD FRONT DISSIPATING FROM 22N81.5W TO 16N85W. N OF 
18N NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA N OF 11N NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. WITHIN 120 NM OF COAST 
OF COLOMBIA N OF 10N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 150 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA N OF 10N NE 
TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO BETWEEN 84W AND 90W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE SE OF LINE FROM 26N90W TO 19N97W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW AND N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES 1015 MB NEAR 25N93W WITH COLD FRONT 
EXTENDING TO 21N97W. WITHIN 150 NM SE AND 90 NM NW QUADRANTS 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES 1016 MB DISSIPATING NEAR 26N85W WITH
COLD FRONT EXTENDING TO 22N87W. N OF 23N W OF 89W N TO NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.

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

$$
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.