000
FZNT02 KNHC 300251
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
0430 UTC WED DEC 30 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED DEC 30.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU DEC 31.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI JAN 01.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
 
.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N56W TO 19N67W. N OF 28N WITHIN 300 NM E OF 
FRONT SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N56W TO 19N67W AND RIDGE 31N40W TO 20N58W. N 
OF 27N W OF FRONT TO 75W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT 
IN NW SWELL. S OF 27N W OF FRONT TO BAHAMAS WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS N 
OF 25N BETWEEN FRONT AND RIDGE SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
10 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 18N E OF 55W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
10 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE SE OF RIDGE WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT IN N SWELL.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N43W TO 25N50W TO 19N58W. N OF 
27N W OF FRONT TO 63W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 21 
FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N BETWEEN 63W AND 75W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N W OF FRONT TO 75W NE TO 
E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 
FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL. S 
OF 15N NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL. FROM 15N 
TO 27N E OF FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 28N35W TO 25N45W TO 18N55W. N OF 
25N W OF FRONT TO 55W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 22 FT IN 
NW SWELL. N OF 25N BETWEEN 55W AND 70W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 16FT IN N SWELL. S OF 25N W OF FRONT TO 75W NE TO E 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 25N E OF FRONT 
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 15N NE WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. FROM 15N TO 25N E OF FRONT WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL.  

.ATLC 48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N75W TO 29N81W. N OF 29N 
WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN N OF 17N W OF 80W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN  
YUCATAN CHANNEL. FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 73W AND 80W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W NE WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 20N BETWEEN 
70W AND 82W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 74W AND 78W NE WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 17N BETWEEN 
70W AND 84W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO 24 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW PRES INLAND NEAR 30N92W 
1018 MB WITH COLD FRONT FROM LOW TO 24N98W. N OF 27N E OF FRONT 
TO 89W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N86W TO 24N98W. WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

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.FORECASTER DGS. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.