000
FZNT02 KNHC 280951
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC MON DEC 28.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE DEC 29.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED DEC 30.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 20N35W TO 16N47W THEN STATIONARY TO 
20N67W. WITHIN 180 NM N OF STATIONARY FRONT W OF 55W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL. NE OF LINE FROM 
31N48W TO 24N35W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 22 TO 28 FT IN 
N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 13N E OF 62W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 25 FT IN N SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 20N. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. E OF LINE FROM 31N39W 
TO 27N35W NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 18 TO 20 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE 
N OF 17N E OF 52W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT IN N 
SWELL. FROM 17N TO 24N W OF 52W TO BAHAMAS WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGED WITH PARAGRAPH BELOW.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N69W TO 25N75W. E OF FRONT N OF 26N TO 
62W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT S TO SW JUST AHEAD OF 
FRONT. ELSEWHERE BETWEEN 75W AND 62W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW COLD FRONT FROM 31N69W TO 20N72W. W OF 
FRONT N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT 
PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT E OF BAHAMAS WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. N OF 24N 
E OF FRONT TO 60W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN 
NE SWELL. N OF 24N BETWEEN 52W AND 60W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 13 TO 16 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N52W TO 19N65W. N OF 26N W 
OF FRONT TO 70W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT 
PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT TO 77W AND E OF 
BAHAMAS WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN NW 
SWELL. N OF 26N E OF FRONT TO 46W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 16 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. N OF 26N BETWEEN 41W AND 
46W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE N 18N E OF FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 
FT IN NE SWELL.

.ATLC S OF 13N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST ATLC S OF 17N E OF 53W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 14N NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 17N 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST ATLC SE OF LINE FROM 18N35W TO 13N61W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 
18N WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL. 

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CARIBBEAN FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 73W AND 79W 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF 
COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS TO 9 FT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF 
COLOMBIA AND LESS THAN 8 FT ELSEWHERE. NW OF LINE FROM 21N80W TO 
16N88W N TO 
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL AND LESS THAN 
8 FT ELSEWHERE. E OF LINE FROM 18N67W TO 11N62W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST CARIBBEAN N OF 10N BETWEEN 72W AND 83W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF 
COLOMBIA. SEAS TO 9 FT S OF 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 80W AND LESS 
THAN 8 FT ELSEWHERE. E OF LINE FROM 17N65W TO 12N69W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.

.GULF OF MEXICO LOW DISSIPATING NEAR 25N86W 1016 MB WITH TROUGH 
EXTENDING TO 22N87W. WITHIN 90 NM NE QUADRANT N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N BETWEEN 89W AND 97W N 
TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW AND TROUGH DISSIPATED. N OF 27N N TO NE 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. S OF LINE FROM 25N81W TO 
24N97W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 28N96W TO 21N97W. WITHIN 150 NM E 
OF TROUGH N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.