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FZNT02 KNHC 311012
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC THU DEC 31.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI JAN 01.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT JAN 02.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...

.42 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N72W TO 21N75W. N OF 28N E OF 
FRONT TO 67W SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N67W TO 25N72W TO 20N73W. N OF 
28N E OF FRONT TO 61W S TO SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N41W TO 20N55W THEN STATIONARY TO 17N64W. N 
OF 26N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN 
N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N E OF FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 22N W OF FRONT TO 55W NW TO N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 24 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 22N BETWEEN 
55W AND 59W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 24 FT IN NW SWELL. S 
OF 22N N OF STATIONARY FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT 28N65W TO 17N53W THEN 
STATIONARY TO 16N62W. N OF 23N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE SE OF FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 23N NW OF FRONT TO 51W NW TO N 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 20 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT 
TO 51W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 
24N N OF STATIONARY FRONT BETWEEN 51W AND 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 24N BETWEEN 51W AND 
65W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT IN N SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATING 22N35W TO 17N42W. NE OF 
LINE FROM 31N40W TO 27N35W NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 16 TO 18 FT IN 
NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF 54W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 17 
FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 20N W OF 54W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. 

.ATLC S OF 10N NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN N 
SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST ATLC CONDITIONS MERGED WITH PARAGRAPH ABOVE.

.ATLC N OF 27N W OF 74W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN NE SWELL. FROM 22N TO 27N W OF 65W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND LESS THAN 8 FT W OF 
BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N BETWEEN 59W AND 74W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 21 FT IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST ATLC TROUGH FROM 31N74W TO 26N78W. N OF 26N E 
OF TROUGH TO 70W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N 
SWELL. N OF 26N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 26N BETWEEN 65W AND BAHAMAS 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGED WITH PARAGRAPH BELOW.

.24 HOUR FORECAST ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N80W TO 29N82W. N OF 
29N E OF FRONT TO 78W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N72W TO 21N75W. EXCEPT AS NOTED 
IN WARNINGS...N OF 27N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF 25N E OF FRONT TO 65W S TO SW WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE SWELL AND WIND WAVES. 
ELSEWHERE OF FRONT NW OF LINE FROM 31N57W TO 25N65W S WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N67W TO 25N72W TO 20N73W. EXCEPT 
AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 24N E OF FRONT TO 61W S TO SW WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 24N BETWEEN 54W AND 61W S 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. FROM 20N TO 24N BETWEEN 54W 
AND 68W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 
28N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. 
ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT 
IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND LESS THAN 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 73W AND 79W NE TO E WINDS 25 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 18N BETWEEN 
72W AND 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E 
SWELL. N OF 15N BETWEEN 67W AND 72W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT. N OF 15N BETWEEN 64W AND 67W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS LESS 8 FT. S OF 15N BETWEEN 67W AND 72W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 79W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 17N 
BETWEEN 70W AND 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT 
IN E SWELL. S OF 15N W OF 82W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT IN E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 16N BETWEEN 72W 
AND 82W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. S OF 15N W OF 82W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.

.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT 30N90W TO 20N96W. N OF 27N E OF FRONT 
TO 86W S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 29N83W TO 25N91W TO 21N97W. NW OF 
LINE FROM 29N91W TO 23N97W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT SE OF AREA. S OF 22N W OF 94W NW TO 
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S 
OF 25N W OF 90W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. E OF 90W N TO 
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

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

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.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.