000
FZNT02 KNHC 301605
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC WED DEC 30.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU DEC 31.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI JAN 01.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
 
.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N50W TO 18N65W. N OF 30N BETWEEN 55W AND 60W 
NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N50W TO 18N65W. EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING N 
OF 25N E OF FRONT TO 40W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
W OF FRONT TO 70W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 18 FT IN 
N SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF 70W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 
FT IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N38W TO 19N57W TO 18N65W. N OF 
25N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N 
SWELL. N OF FRONT E OF 50W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
22 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF FRONT BETWEEN 50W AND 70W N TO NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 20 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N E 
OF 70W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 17 FT IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 24N35W TO 16N65W. FROM FRONT TO 22N 
BETWEEN 40W AND 65W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT IN NW 
SWELL. N OF 28N E OF 50W NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 18 TO 20 FT IN NW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N E OF 65W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
10 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL. 

.ATLC 24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N77W TO 29N81W. N OF 28N E OF 
FRONT TO 65W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.ATLC 24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 15N NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT 
IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 11N NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN NE 
SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 10N TO 18N BETWEEN 70W AND 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. E OF 70W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 70W AND 80W NE WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO 
E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 80W NE WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.  

.GULF OF MEXICO LOW PRES NEAR 29N94W 1017 MB WITH TROUGH TO 
26N96W. N OF 25N E OF TROUGH TO 92W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW N OF AREA. COLD FRONT 31N87W TO 21N97W. N 
OF FRONT E OF 90W NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. N OF 28N 
E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 28N83W TO 22N95W TO 19N96W. N OF 
FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.