000 FZNT02 KNHC 272213 HSFAT2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 2230 UTC SUN DEC 27 2009 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1800 UTC SUN DEC 27. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON DEC 28. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE DEC 29. .WARNINGS. ...ATLC GALE WARNING... .LOW PRES NE OF AREA NEAR 42N30W 973 MB MOVING NE 25 KT. NE OF LINE 31N45W TO 29N43W TO 28N35W WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 24 TO 34 FT IN LARGE NW SWELL...HIGHEST NE. .12 HOUR FORECAST WIND LESS THAN GALE FORCE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 22N35W TO 19N51W THEN STATIONARY TO 22N72.5W. EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...N OF FRONT E OF 50W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 24 FT IN LARGE NW TO N SWELL. WITHIN 180 NM N OF FRONT W OF 50W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. N OF 23N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT IN LARGE NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 12N E OF 68W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 18 FT IN LARGE N TO NE SWELL...HIGHEST NE. .12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATING FROM 22N35W TO 18N39W. N OF 25N E OF 50W W TO NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 30 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N E OF 65W WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 20N E OF 61W WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. N OF 28N E OF 45W NW WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 26 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 22N E OF 55W NE TO E WIND 20 KT. SEAS TO 20 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF 65W WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT IN NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 20N NE TO E WIND 20 KT. SEAS TO 16 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF 65W EXCEPT AS MENTIONED IN PARAGRAPH BELOW WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 19 FT IN N SWELL. .ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N72W TO 24N77W. N OF 24N SE OF OF FRONT TO 70W SE TO S WIND 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT SW JUST AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N FROM 65W TO 70W E TO SE WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N70W TO 24N76W. N OF 25N E OF FRONT TO 65W S TO SW WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT E OF BAHAMAS WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 17 FT IN NE SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N64W TO 20N71W. N OF 27N E OF FRONT TO 50W SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT IN NE SWELL.N OF 25N W OF FRONT NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 65W E OF BAHAMAS WINDLESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN N SWELL. .CARIBBEAN WITHIN 120 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA N OF 10N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W N TO NE WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST CARIBBEAN WITHIN 180 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA N OF 11N FROM 73W TO 78W N TO NE WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST CARIBBEAN FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W NE TO E WIND 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS TO 9 FT. N OF 19N W OF 81W N TO NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT EXCEPT TO 8 FT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL. .GULF OF MEXICO ELONGATED LOW NEAR 25N89W 1013 MB WITH TROUGH EXTENDING E TO 25N84W...AND SECOND TROUGH EXTENDING FROM LOW THROUGH 25N88W TO 20N95W. WITHIN 90 NM NW SEMICIRCLE AND 120 NM NE QUADRANT OF LOW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM N OF FIRST TROUGH NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. WITHIN 90 NM SE OF SECOND TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. REMAINDER OF GULF N OF 25N W OF 91.5W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. N OF 22N W OF 86W N TO NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 22N W OF 95W NW TO N WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 25N W OF 89W NE TO E WIND 20 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. REMAINDER OF GULF OF MEXICO N TO NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .REMAINDER OF AREA WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. $$ .FORECASTER STRIPLING. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.