000
FZNT02 KNHC 301015
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC WED DEC 30.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU DEC 31.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI JAN 01.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
 
.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N52W TO 24N58W TO 19N66W. N OF 28N WITHIN 180 
NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 KT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N52W TO 24N58W TO 19N66W. EXCEPT AS NOTED IN 
WARNINGS...N OF 26N E OF FRONT TO 44W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N E OF FRONT 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N W 
OF FRONT TO 65W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT IN 
NW SWELL...HIGHEST NW PORTION. ELSEWHERE NE OF LINE FROM 31N75W 
TO 27N65W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT IN NW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NE OF BAHAMAS WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N44W TO 21N54W THEN STATIONARY TO 
18N64W. N OF 26N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 
14 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 13N E OF FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. W OF FRONT TO 55W NW TO N 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 24 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NW 
PORTION. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT BETWEEN 55W AND 65W N TO NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 24 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NE PORTION. 
BETWEEN 65W AND 72W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 21 FT IN N 
SWELL...HIGHEST NE PORTION. W OF 72W N OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N41W TO 21N53W THEN STATIONARY TO 
18N64W. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 
TO 14 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N E OF FRONT WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. W OF FRONT TO 55W NW TO 
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 25 FT...HIGHEST N OF 28N. N OF 
STATIONARY FRONT BETWEEN 55W AND 65W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 23 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 28N. S OF 28N 
BETWEEN 65W AND 75W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT 
IN N SWELL. W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN 
NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 26N65W TO 18N48W THEN 
DISSIPATING STATIONARY TO 17N62W. N OF 22N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF FRONT 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. NW OF FRONT 
TO 50W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 21 FT IN NW SWELL... 
HIGHEST N OF 27N. N OF STATIONARY FRONT TO 24N BETWEEN 50W AND 
65W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 
24N BETWEEN 50W AND 65W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 18 FT 
IN N SWELL.

.ATLC S OF 15N E OF 50W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT IN 
N SWELL. S OF 15N W OF 50W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 
FT IN NE SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST ATLC S OF 13N E OF 50W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 12 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 13N W OF 50W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST ATLC S OF 11N E OF 54W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 11 
TO 13 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 11N W OF 54W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGED WITH PARAGRAPH ABOVE.

.48 HOUR FORECAST ATLC TROUGH 31N73W TO 27N79W. N OF 28N E OF 
TROUGH TO 65W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. S OF 28N 
BETWEEN 65W AND 73W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N 
SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 73W AND 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT S OF 20N W OF 84W AND LESS THAN 8 FT 
ELSEWHERE. E OF 68W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 73W AND 79W NE TO E 
WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 20N 
BETWEEN 68W AND 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN E 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 17N BETWEEN 70W AND 80W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 

.GULF OF MEXICO LOW PRES NEAR 28N96W 1019 MB WITH COLD FRONT 
FROM LOW TO 25N97W TO 21N97W. N OF 25N E OF FRONT TO 92W SE TO S 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N E OF 
FRONT TO 91W SE TO S WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES INLAND NEAR 30N89W WITH COLD FRONT 
FROM LOW TO 27N94W TO 23N97W. N OF 27N E OF FRONT TO 86W S TO SW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N84W TO 23N92W. WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF MEXICO NW OF LINE FROM 29N90W TO 
24N93W TO 23N97W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.