000
FZNT02 KNHC 310231
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
0430 UTC THU DEC 31 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU DEC 31.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI DEC 01.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT JAN 02.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...

.ATLC 42 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N73W 28N80W. N OF 29N W OF 
FRONT NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST 31N70W TO 25N80W. LITTLE CHANGE IN WINDS AND 
SEAS.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N44W TO 15N60W. N OF 25N E OF FRONT TO 38W 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 29N35W TO 18N48W. N OF 24N E OF 
FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 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 24N35W TO 17N47W. 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 60W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 
FT IN NW SWELL.

.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.

.ATLC N OF 28N W OF 75W SE TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL,
.ATLC 24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N BETWEEN 70W AND 75W S TO SW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N73W TO 28N80W. EXCEPT AS NOTED 
IN WARNINGS N OF 26N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT. N OF 27N WITHIN 540 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST 31N70W TO 25N80W. EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS 
LITTLE CHANGE IN WINDS AND SEAS.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 73W AND 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 17N BETWEEN 70W 
AND 82W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 73W AND 80W NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 17N E OF 83W NE TO 
E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 73W AND 82W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT 30N92W TO 21N97W. N OF 27N E OF FRONT 
TO 89W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N85W TO 25N97W. WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 28N83W TO 20N97W. N OF FRONT W OF 
91W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT SE OF AREA. E OF 96S N TO NE WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

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

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.FORECASTER DGS. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.