000
FZNT02 KNHC 302151
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC WED DEC 30.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU DEC 31.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI JAN 01.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N47W TO 18N65W. N OF 25N E OF FRONT TO 40W SW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N E OF 
FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 
25N W OF FRONT TO 65W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 25 
FT IN N SWELL. S OF 25N W OF FRONT TO 70W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT TO 75W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N36W TO 20N49W TO 18N55W. N OF 
25N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 15N E OF FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 25N W OF FRONT TO  50W NW TO N WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 22 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 25N W OF FRONT TO 
65W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT TO  70W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 
17 FT IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 23N35W TO 17N50W. S OF 23N W OF 
FRONT TO 55W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 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 31N74W TO 28N80W. W OF FRONT NW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF 28N E OF FRONT TO 65W SW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.ATLC S OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL.
.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 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 73W AND 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. E OF 73W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 73W 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 74W AND 80W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 80W NE WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO LOW PRES NEAR 29N94W 1017 MB WITH COLD FRONT TO 
24N97W. N OF 27N E OF FRONT TO 92W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW N OF AREA. COLD FRONT 30N86W TO 26N93W.
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 27N82W TO 22N90W TO 19N95W. 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.

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.FORECASTER DGS. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.