000
FZNT02 KNHC 131016
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 UTC SUN DEC 13 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SUN DEC 13.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON DEC 14.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE DEC 15.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 72W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.  

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N41W TO 24N65W THEN STATIONARY TO
27N80W. N OF FRONT E OF 57W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
18 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST N. N OF FRONT BETWEEN 57W AND 73W N 
TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT N SWELL. N OF FRONT W 
OF 73W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN N AND NE 
SWELL. N OF 28N E OF FRONT TO 35W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 20N E OF FRONT E OF 50W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF FRONT 
W OF 60W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 29N35W TO 21N56W THEN 
STATIONARY TO 26N73W. N OF FRONT E OF 50W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 12 TO 28 FT IN LARGE NW SWELL...HIGHEST N. N OF FRONT 
BETWEEN 50W AND 55W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 15 TO 24 FT IN 
LARGE NW SWELL. N OF FRONT TO 25N FROM 55W TO 72W NE TO E WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 26N E OF COLD 
FRONT SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL. N 
OF 28N BETWEEN 68W AND 76W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT. ELSEWHERE N OF FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT 
IN NW TO N SWELL. S OF FRONT TO 20N BETWEEN 50W AND 77W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 22N35W TO 21N49W THEN 
STATIONARY TO 23N56W. N OF COLD FRONT E OF 44W NW WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 14 TO 26 FT IN NW SWELL. W OF 44W WITHIN 150 NM N OF 
FRONT NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N 
OF FRONT BETWEEN 44W AND 56W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 
22 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 29N BETWEEN 56W AND 61W SW TO W WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 18N TO 22N BETWEEN 61W 
AND 73W NE TO E WINDS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. FROM 20 
TO 23N BETWEEN 73W AND 79W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT. 

.ATLC S OF LINE 20N60W TO 13N35W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N E OF 60W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 20N BETWEEN 45W AND 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. FROM 14N TO 
20N E OF 45W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 20N BETWEEN 52W AND 61W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. S OF 11N E OF 
52W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 21N 
E OF 52W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL. 

.CARIBBEAN...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...FROM 10N TO 18N 
BETWEEN 67W AND 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 
FT...HIGHEST FAR SW PART. E OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT 
SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT IN E SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...FROM 10N 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 14 FT...HIGHEST SW PART.
.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 18N E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT EXCEPT S OF 17N BETWEEN 71W AND 80W 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
15 FT...HIGHEST OFF THE COAST OF COLUMBIA.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.GULF OF MEXICO N OF 28N BETWEEN 86W AND 92W SE TO S WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.  

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

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.