000
FZNT02 KNHC 280400
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
0430 UTC MON DEC 28 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON DEC 28.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE DEC 29.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED DEC 30.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.LOW PRES WELL NE OF AREA. N OF 28N E OF 38W WIND 30 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS 28 TO 30 FT IN LARGE NW SWELL.  
.06 HOUR FORECAST  WIND LESS THAN GALE FORCE. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 22N35W TO 18N54W THEN STATIONARY TO 
19N65W. EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...N OF FRONT E OF 50W WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 28 FT IN LARGE NW TO N SWELL...HIGHEST 
NE. WITHIN 180 NM N OF FRONT W OF 55W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 13N E OF 65W WINDS 
TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 24 FT IN LARGE NE SWELL...HIGHEST NE. 
.06 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 21N35W TO 18N41W THEN STATIONARY TO 
18N63W. N OF 26N E OF 48W W TO NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 22 TO 
28 FT IN NW SWELL. WITHIN 180 NM OF FRONT E OF 52W NE TO E WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 13N E 
OF 65W WIND TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 22 FT IN N TO NE SWELL...HIGHEST 
NE.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. N OF 28N E OF 37W NW 
WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 20 TO 22 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE EXCEPT 
AS NOTED BELOW E OF 55W WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT IN N TO 
NE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGED WITH COLD FRONT AND TRADE 
WIND SECTIONS BELOW.

.ATLC FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 31N71W TO 25N74W. N OF 25N E OF FRONT 
TO 65W SE TO S WIND 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT SW JUST AHEAD OF 
TROUGH. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 25N W OF 65W 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW COLD FRONT FROM 31N65W TO 22N79W. N OF 25N 
E OF FRONT TO 58W S TO SW WIND 20 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT N OF 
28N. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT IN NE SWELL. NW OF FRONT N OF 26N NW WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MERGING NE AND NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE E OF BAHAMAS W OF 55W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 
16 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N56W TO 19N69W.  N OF 24N E 
OF FRONT TO 50W SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS 10 TO 17 FT IN 
MERGING NW AND NE SWELL. W OF FRONT TO 75W NW TO N WIND 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 75W E OF 
BAHAMAS WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. 

.ATLC S OF 13N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL
.24 HOUR FORECAST ATLC S OF 18N E OF 52W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST ATLC SE OF LINE 23N35W TO 07N52W NE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 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 LOW NEAR 25N88W 1014 MB WITH TROUGH EXTENDING E 
TO 25N82W...AND SECOND TROUGH EXTENDING FROM LOW THROUGH 25N87W 
TO 21N92W. WITHIN 90 NM NW SEMICIRCLE OF LOW NE TO N WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N W OF 90W N TO NE WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH SE OF AREA. SE OF LINE 29N84W TO 25N97W 
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  WINDS LESS THAN 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.