000 FZNT02 KNHC 291020 HSFAT2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 UTC TUE DEC 29 2009 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 TUE DEC 29. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED DEC 30. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU DEC 31. .WARNINGS. ...ATLC GALE WARNING... .N OF 28N E OF LINE FROM 31N64W TO 28N67W TO 60W S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N E OF LINE FROM 31N50W TO 27N53W TO 47W S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT IN NE SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N64W TO 23N71W. SECOND REINFORCING COLD FRONT FROM 31N68W TO 26N74W. EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...N OF 25N E OF FRONT TO 53W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N E OF FRONT TO 50W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN NE SWELL...HIGHEST E OF 60W. W OF FRONT TO SECOND FRONT W TO NW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. W OF SECOND FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 29N. .24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N50W TO 25N56W TO 20N64W. EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...N OF 25N E OF FRONT TO 42W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N SE OF FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 28N W OF FRONT TO 65W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST W PORTION. N OF 27N BETWEEN 65W AND 71W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT TO 71W NW TO N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. BETWEEN 71W AND 77W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N39W TO 21N50W THEN STATIONARY TO 20N68W. N OF 25N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL...HIGHEST NE PORTION. ELSEWHERE SE OF FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. NW OF FRONT TO 55W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 23 FT IN LARGE NW SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 26N W OF 47W. N OF STATIONARY FRONT TO 26N BETWEEN 55W AND 73W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 26N BETWEEN 55W AND 73W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 20 FT IN LARGE N SWELL...HIGHEST E OF 65W. W OF 73W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT BETWEEN 73W AND 77W IN N SWELL...AND LESS THAN 8 FT ELSEWHERE. .ATLC DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 20N35W TO 17N48W TO 20N60W. FROM 14N TO 20N NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT IN N SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 16N. N OF 20N E OF 50W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 15 TO 19 FT IN N SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGED WITH PARAGRAPH ABOVE. .ATLC S OF 14N E OF 53W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 14N W OF 53W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST ATLC S OF 13N E OF 53W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL. FROM 13N TO 15N E OF 53W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 14 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 13N W OF 53W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST ATLC S OF 15N NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. .CARIBBEAN NW OF LINE FROM 22N80W TO 17N87W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL AND LESS THAN 8 FT ELSEWHERE. FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 73W AND 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA AND LESS THAN 8 FT ELSEWHERE. .24 HOUR FORECAST CARIBBEAN N OF 10N BETWEEN 73W AND 82W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT WITHIN 120 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA W OF 74W. SEAS 8 FT WITHIN 120 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA AND LESS THAN 8 FT ELSEWHERE. SE OF LINE FROM 17N66W TO 11N69W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST CARIBBEAN FROM 10N TO 19N BETWEEN 70W AND 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT WITHIN 150 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA W OF 74W. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL S OF 15N AND LESS THAN 8 FT ELSEWHERE. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND E SWELL. .GULF OF MEXICO TROUGH 27N96W TO 19N96W. S OF 23N E OF TROUGH NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA E OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW INLAND NEAR 29N96W 1017 MB WITH TROUGH EXTENDING TO 26N97W TO 21N97W. N OF 25N E OF TROUGH TO 92W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 25N95W TO 21N90W TO TROUGH E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW INLAND NEAR 31N89W 1015 MB WITH COLD FRONT EXTENDING TO 24N96W. WITHIN 210 NM SE SEMICIRCLE OF LOW OVER FORECAST WATERS WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N E OF FRONT 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 LEWITSKY. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.