000
FZNT02 KNHC 312202
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC THU DEC 31.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI JAN 01.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT JAN 02.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...

.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 29N83W TO 20N97W. W OF FRONT TO 23N 
W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...

.30 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N72W TO 24N80W. N OF 28N E OF 
FRONT TO 67W SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N61W TO 22N72W. N OF 28N E 
OF FRONT TO 55W S TO SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC N OF 29N W OF 74W S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. S OF 
25N W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL 
OUTSIDE OF THE BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE W OF 65W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N76W TO 28N81W. W OF FRONT NW 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. N OF 28N E OF FRONT TO 
65W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. S OF 28N W 
OF 65W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL OUTSIDE 
OF THE BAHAMAS.
.30 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING N OF 25N E OF FRONT 
TO 58W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. NW OF FRONT NW 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 KT. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N W OF 58W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING N OF 22N E OF FRONT 
TO 50W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. NW OF FRONT NW 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT OUTSIDE OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE 
W OF 50W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N36W TO 20N50W TO 18N62W. N OF FRONT E OF 50W 
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 22 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 
FRONT BETWEEN 50W AND 65W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
21 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 25N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 13 FT IN PRIMARILY N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N E OF 65W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 25N35W TO 17N50W THEN STATIONARY TO 
15N61W. N OF FRONT E OF 45W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 19 
FT IN NW SWELL. N OF FRONT TO 23N BETWEEN 45W AND 65W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 23N BETWEEN 
45W AND 65W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT IN N SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 10N WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 21N35W TO 
18N50W. N OF 29N E OF 50W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 
17 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N E OF 50W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL.

.ATLC S OF 10N E OF 55W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN N 
SWELL. S OF 10N W OF 55W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT 
IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 10N E OF 50W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 
FT IN N SWELL. S OF 10N W OF 50W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 
FT IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 10N WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN N SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 10N TO 18N BETWEEN 70W AND 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N BETWEEN 68W AND 
82W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 70W AND 80W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 15N W OF 70W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.

.GULF OF MEXICO 12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 29N91W TO 23N97W. N 
OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING NW OF FRONT NW TO N 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 27N82W TO 19N95W. EXCEPT AS NOTED 
IN WARNING NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT W 
OF 92W.
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT SE OF AREA. S OF 21N N WINDS 25 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT W OF 93W. ELSEWHERE SE OF LINE 30N88W TO 
23N98W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 21N N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN N 
SWELL. E OF 90W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. 

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

$$
.FORECASTER GR/EC. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.