000 FZNT02 KNHC 262219 HSFAT2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 2230 UTC SAT DEC 26 2009 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1800 UTC SAT DEC 26. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN DEC 27. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON DEC 28. .WARNINGS. ...ATLC STORM WARNING... .LOW WELL N OF AREA NEAR 39N41W 965 MB MOVING NE 15 KT. OVER FORECAST WATERS N OF 29N E OF 48W SW TO W WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 24 TO 34 FT IN LARGE NW SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 30N. ELSEWHERE OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 780 NM S SEMICIRCLE OF LOW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 20 TO 24 FT IN LARGE NW SWELL. .18 HOUR FORECAST NE OF LINE 31N47W TO 27N35W W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 26 TO 35 FT...HIGHEST NE. .24 HOUR FORECAST NE OF LINE 31N48W TO 29N45W TO 27N35W W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 25 TO 34 FT IN LARGE NW SWELL...HIGHEST NE. .36 HOUR FORECAST WIND LESS THAN GALE FORCE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .COLD FRONT FROM 26N35W TO 22N42W TO 19.5N53W THEN STATIONARY TO 21N72W. EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...E OF LINE 31N59W TO 26N55W TO FRONT ALONG 21N45W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 22 FT IN LARGE NW SWELL. WITHIN 180 NM N OF FRONT BETWEEN 56W TO 72W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. E OF FRONT N OF 22N SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF 74W WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN N AND NW SWELL...HIGHEST E OF 40W. .24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 24N35W TO 19N50W THEN DIFFUSE TO 18N55W. EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...N OF 25N E OF 57W W TO NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 30 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 20N TO 23N BETWEEN 55W AND BAHAMAS NE TO E WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N E OF 75W WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 10N E OF 47W NE TO E WIND 20 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 15N WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. N OF 26N E OF 42W NW TO N WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 27 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 18N TO 26N BETWEEN 42W AND 65W NE TO E WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 20 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 13N E OF 50W NE TO E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF 60W WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT IN NW SWELL. .ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N75W TO 23N80W. NW OF FRONT W TO NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 26N E OF FRONT TO 71W S TO SW WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N72W TO 22N77W. N OF 27N E OF FRONT TO 66W SE TO S WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N67W TO 21N75W. N OF 26N E OF FRONT TO 60W SW WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 60W WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .CARIBBEAN COLD FRONT DISSIPATING FROM 22N81W TO 16N85W. N OF 18N NW OF FRONT N TO NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA N OF 11N NE TO E WIND 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. WITHIN 120 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA N OF 11N NE TO E WIND 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 150 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA N OF 11N NE TO E WIND 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES 1012 MB NEAR 25N93W WITH COLD FRONT EXTENDING TO 21N97W. WITHIN 150 NM SE AND 90 NM NW QUADRANTS WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES 1012 MB DISSIPATING NEAR 26N85W WITH COLD FRONT EXTENDING TO 22N87W. N OF 23N W OF 89W N TO NE WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .REMAINDER OF AREA WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. $$ .FORECASTER STRIPLING. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.