000
FZNT02 KNHC 281525
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC MON DEC 28.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE DEC 29.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED DEC 30.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC STATIONARY FRONT 31N69W TO 24N76W. N OF 26N E OF FRONT TO 
65W S WINDS 20 KT. S OF 26N BETWEEN 75W AND 65W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW COLD FRONT 31N65W TO 20N72W. N OF 26N W OF 
FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. S OF 26N W OF FRONT 
N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL E OF 
BAHAMAS. N OF 24N WITHIN 720 NM E OF FRONT S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL. SE OF LINE 23N35W TO 13N62W NE 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE E 
OF 70W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT PRIMARILY IN N 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N48W TO 17N63W. N OF 25N W OF 
FRONT TO 75W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT IN NW 
SWELL. S OF 25N W OF FRONT TO 76W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 26N WITHIN 480 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. SE OF LINE 17N35W TO 12N55W 
NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 13 TO 15 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE 
E OF 65W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT PRIMARILY IN N 
SWELL.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 23N35W TO 16N50W THEN STATIONARY TO 20N65W. 
WITHIN 300 NM N OF FRONT BETWEEN 45W AND 55W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 13 TO 20 FT IN N SWELL. NE OF LINE 31N50W TO 24N35W NW 
TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 21 TO 25 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N 
OF 13N E OF 65W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 20 FT IN N 
SWELL. S OF 13N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N 
SWELL.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGE.

.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 70W AND 80W 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. N OF 15N W OF 78W 
NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W 
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N W OF 66W 
NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO TROUGH 19N92W TO 27N97W. W OF TROUGH NW WINDS TO 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 87W N TO NE WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH INLAND. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT NEAR 22N95W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 29N95W 1017 MB TRAIL COLD FRONT 
TO 25N97W. W OF LOW AND FRONT NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N W OF 92W SE TO S WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER NELSON. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.