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FZNT02 KNHC 121602
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1630 UTC SAT DEC 12 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT DEC 12.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN DEC 13.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON DEC 14.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.CARIBBEAN SEA FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 71W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS 
30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.  

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N54W TO 26N71W THEN STATIONARY TO
24N80W. N OF FRONT E OF 64W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
11 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF FRONT W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT EXCEPT BETWEEN 64W AND 68W 8 TO 11 FT IN 
N SWELL. N OF 28N E OF FRONT TO 44W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
10 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N E OF FRONT WINDS
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N38W TO 24N55W THEN 
STATIONARY TO 25N70W AND WARN FRONT TO 31N80W. N OF FRONT E OF 
55W NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 TO 22 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 
FRONT BETWEEN 55W AND 65W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 TO 
20 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF FRONT W OF 55W TO WARM 
FRONT E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. N 
OF 28N W OF WARM FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N 
SWELL. N OF 27N E OF COLD FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 
13 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N E OF COLD FRONT WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 26N35W TO 22N47W THEN 
STATIONARY TO 21N64W. WARM FRONT FROM 31N65W TO 28N69W. N OF 
FRONT E OF 50W NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 17 TO 26 FT IN NW 
SWELL. N OF FRONT BETWEEN 50W AND 60W NE WINDS WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
13 TO 20 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. WITHIN 240 NM N OF FRONT BETWEEN 
50W AND 60W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT PRIMARILY IN NW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 18N E OF 70W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 28N WITHIN 180 NM E OF WARM FRONT S 
TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. WITHIN 240 NM W OF 
WARM FRONT SW TO W
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.ATLC S OF 18N BETWEEN 43W AND 61W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 22N NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT EXCEPT E OF 55W TO 8 FT IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AND S OF 15N 
BETWEEN 45W AND 55W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
ELSEWHERE S OF 18N E OF 55W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 18N BETWEEN 50W AND 61W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N BETWEEN 45W AND 
75W E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...FROM 10N TO 19N 
BETWEEN 67W AND 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT...HIGHEST FAR S PART.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...FROM 11N TO 
18N E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT S OF 17N BETWEEN
67W AND 75W 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT...HIGHEST SW PART.
.30 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 18N E OF 83W N TO E WINDS 20 TO
25 KT EXCEPT S OF 14N BETWEEN 71W AND 75W 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 12 FT EXCEPT S OF 14N BETWEEN 71W AND 75W 9 TO 14 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 18N E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT EXCEPT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT 
EXCEPT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA 9 TO 13 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO STATIONARY FRONT FROM 24N80W TO 27N88W THEN
WARM FRONT TO LOW NEAR 28N96W 1014 MB. N OF FRONT E TO SE
WINDS TO 20 KT EXCEPT BETWEEN 85W AND 90W SE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
8 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST NEAR 26N91W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT MOVED N OF AREA. WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.  

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

$$
.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.