000
FZNT02 KNHC 282215
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC MON DEC 28.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE DEC 29.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED DEC 30.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC WEAK COLD FRONT 31N70W TO 24N74.5W. SECOND REINFORCING 
WEAK COLD FRONT 31N76W TO 27N78W. N OF 24N E OF FRONT TO 66W S 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...HIGHEST N OF 29N. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY 
IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N FROM 54W TO 66W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
16 TO 18 FT IN NE SWELL. FROM 19N TO 26N BETWEEN 74W AND 65W 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. W OF 
SECOND FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST MERGING COLD FRONTS 31N58.5W TO 19N70W. N OF 
26N W OF FRONT TO 76W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN 
NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT N OF 26N WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 23N WITHIN 480 NM E OF FRONT S 
TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW 
SWELL. S OF 23N E OF FRONT TO 60W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 11 
TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N E OF FRONT. WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT PRIMARILY IN N TO NE 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 19N35W TO 15.5N47W THEN STATIONARY TO 19N65W. N 
OF 24N E OF 44W NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 20 TO 24 FT IN LARGE 
N SWELL. WITHIN 210 NM N OF FRONT BETWEEN 44W AND 65W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. EXCEPT AS 
MENTIONED ABOVE...ELSEWHERE N OF FRONT E OF 65W WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 12 TO 20 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGE WITH SECTIONS ABOVE AND 
BELOW. EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE NOTED...E OF 60W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 13 TO 16 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGED.

.ATLC S OF 14N E OF 55W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN 
MIXED N SWELL AND NE WIND WAVES.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF ABOVE FRONT E OF 50W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 12 TO 16 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST ATLC S OF 20N E OF 60W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 13 FT PRIMARILY 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 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 STRIPLING. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.