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FZNT02 KNHC 270953
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC SUN DEC 27.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON DEC 28.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE DEC 29.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC STORM WARNING...
.LOW WELL N OF AREA NEAR 40N36W 971 MB MOVING NE 20 KT. N OF 30N 
E OF 42W W WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 29 TO 36 FT IN LARGE NW 
SWELL...HIGHEST NE. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N E OF LINE FROM 31N46W TO 
27N42W W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 22 TO 29 FT IN LARGE NW 
SWELL.
.06 HOUR FORECAST NE OF LINE 31N45W TO 28N40W TO 28N35W W TO NW 
WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 26 TO 35 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NE. 
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 25N35W TO 19N46W THEN STATIONARY TO 20N65W 
TO 19N69W. EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...NW OF FRONT AND E OF 
LINE FROM 31N50W TO 25N46W TO 23N39W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 16 TO 28 FT IN LARGE NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE OF LINE FROM 
31N57W TO 26N51W TO 25N46W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 17 TO 
25 FT IN LARGE N SWELL. N OF FRONT TO 24N BETWEEN 50W AND 
BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE N OF FRONT E OF 65W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 
19 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N TO S OF FRONT E OF LINE 
FROM 16N61W TO 10N57W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN 
NW AND N SWELL.
.06 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 24N35W TO 18N42W EXCEPT AS 
NOTED IN WARNING...NE OF LINE 31N49W TO 24N40W TO 24N35W W TO NW 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 18 TO 29 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE OF 
LINE FROM 31N56W TO 27N53W TO 25N42W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 19 TO 21 FT IN N SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATING FROM 22N35W TO 18N39W. 
NE OF LINE FROM 31N46W TO 25N40W TO 25N35W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 21 TO 30 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N E OF 51W 
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 21 TO 28 FT IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. NE OF LINE FROM 31N43W 
TO 26N40W TO 26N35W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 24 TO 28 FT 
IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE OF LINE FROM 31N49W TO 26N44W TO 
26N40W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 22 TO 27 FT IN N SWELL. FROM 
19N TO 23N BETWEEN 46W AND 62W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
10 TO 18 FT IN NE SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA N OF 15N E OF 60W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 24 FT IN N AND NE 
SWELL..HIGHEST NE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST ATLC NE OF LINE FROM 31N39W TO 26N35W NW WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS 18 TO 20 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 17N EXCEPT AS 
MENTIONED IN PARAGRAPH BELOW WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 
19 FT IN N SWELL.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N73W TO 24N77W. N OF 24N SE OF OF FRONT 
TO 70W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT SW JUST AHEAD OF 
FRONT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N BETWEEN 
65W AND 70W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NE 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N70W TO 24N76W. SE OF FRONT 
TO NW OF LINE FROM 31N60W TO 24N72W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 16 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 19N SE OF FRONT TO 
60W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 17 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N64W TO 26N68W TO 22N73W. N 
OF 26N E OF FRONT TO 58W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 
14 FT IN NE SWELL ELSEWHERE N OF 26N NW OF LINE FROM 31N50W TO 
26N58W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT IN NE SWELL. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST ATLC NEW COLD FRONT FROM 31N64W TO 27N73W. N 
OF 27N NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN 
NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE SE OF FRONT E OF BAHAMAS EXCEPT AS MENTIONED 
IN PARAGRAPH ABOVE...WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
NE SWELL.

.ATLC S OF 10N E OF 53W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
NW AND N SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 10N E OF 57W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 FT IN N SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST ATLC S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST ATLC S OF 17N E OF 55W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 14N W OF 55W NE TO E WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 17N WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 120 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA N OF 10N BETWEEN 
74W AND 77W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CARIBBEAN WITHIN 180 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA N
OF 11N BETWEEN 73W AND 78W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CARIBBEAN FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF 
COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS TO 9 FT. N OF 19N W OF 81W N TO NE WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT EXCEPT TO 8 FT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL.

.GULF OF MEXICO TROUGH FROM 28N91W TO 21N96W. N OF 23N E OF 
TROUGH TO 88W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FROM 25N TO 
29N W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATING FROM 26N83W TO 21N91W. N OF 
22N AND NW OF TROUGH TO 86W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. S OF 22N W OF 95W NW TO N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 
25N W OF 89W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. 
REMAINDER OF GULF OF MEXICO N TO NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS
THAN 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.