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FZNT02 KNHC 270415
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
0430 UTC SUN DEC 27 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SUN DEC 27.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON DEC 28.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE DEC 29.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC STORM WARNING...
.LOW WELL N OF AREA NEAR 39N38W 969 MB MOVING NE 20 KT. OVER 
FORECAST WATERS N OF 29N BETWEEN 39W AND 46W W WIND 40 TO 50 KT. 
SEAS 24 TO 34 FT IN LARGE NW SWELL...HIGHEST NE. ELSEWHERE OVER 
FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 720 NM SW 660 N SE QUADRANTS OF LOW WINDS 
30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 20 TO 28 FT IN LARGE NW SWELL. 
.09 HOUR FORECAST NE OF LINE 31N47W TO 27N40W TO 27N35W W TO NW 
WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 26 TO 35 FT...HIGHEST NE. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N E OF 38W W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT.  
SEAS 26 TO 32 FT IN LARGE NW SWELL...HIGHEST NE. 
.30 HOUR FORECAST WIND LESS THAN GALE FORCE. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT FROM 25N35W TO 21N44W TO 19N53W THEN NEARLY 
STATIONARY TO 20N65W TO 22N73W. EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...N 
OF FRONT AND E OF LINE 31N58W TO 27N54W TO FRONT ALONG 21.5N42W 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO TO 20 FT IN LARGE NW 
SWELL...HIGHEST NE. WITHIN 180 NM N OF FRONT BETWEEN 58W 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 23N SW WIND 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS 14 TO 18 
FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF 70W WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 14 FT IN N AND NW SWELL...HIGHEST E OF 50W. 
.09 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...NE OF LINE 31N58W 
TO 26N55W TO 23N35W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT 
IN NW SWELL.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 22N35W TO 17N50W THEN DIFFUSE TO 
17N58W.  EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...N OF 25N E OF 50W W TO NW 
WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 20 TO 26 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 15 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.
.30 HOUR FORECAST N OF 26N E OF 44W NW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 22 TO 28 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 15 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 STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N74W TO 22N79W.  W OF FRONT N OF 
28N WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL N OF 28N. N 
OF 26N E OF FRONT TO 67W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.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 21N80W TO 20N85W TO 
17N87W. YUCATAN CHANNEL N TO NE WIND TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA N OF 11N N TO NE 
WIND 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. CARIBBEAN S OF 13.5N E 
OF 76W NE TO E WIND 20 KT.  SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST CARIBBEAN S OF 13.5N E OF 79W NE TO E WIND 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO TROUGH S OF 28N ALONG 95/96W. N OF 22N E OF 
TROUGH TO 90W SE TO S WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. FROM 25N TO 
28N W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES 1017 MB NEAR 25N91W WITH TROUGH TO 
21N97W. WITHIN 150 NM NW AND 90 NM SE QUADRANTS...AND W OF 
TROUGH FROM 28N TO 20N WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST  LOW PRES 1016 MB DISSIPATING NEAR 25N85W WITH 
TROUGH 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.