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FZNT02 KNHC 151018
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 UTC TUE DEC 15 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE DEC 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED DEC 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU DEC 17.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 72W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.  

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC NE OF LINE FROM 31N43W TO 24N41W TO 21N35W NW TO N WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 23 FT IN LARGE NW SWELL...HIGHEST NE 
PORTION. ELSEWHERE E OF 63W EXCEPT AS MENTIONED IN PARAGRAPH 
BELOW...WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 21 FT IN NW TO N SWELL... 
HIGHEST NE. S OF 24N BETWEEN 63W AND 81W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 10 FT IN PRIMARILY E SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 26N W OF 63W 
TO BAHAMAS WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E TO E 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST ATLC S OF 22N W OF 65W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 
8 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE SE OF LINE FROM 31N55W TO 22N65W 
EXCEPT AS MENTIONED IN PARAGRAPH BELOW...WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 15 FT IN NW TO N SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 17N E OF 45W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST ATLC SE OF LINE 31N45W TO 10N59W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.

.ATLC COLD FRONT N OF AREA. N OF 29N BETWEEN 52W AND 60W SW TO W 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST ATLC STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N49W TO 
DEVELOPING LOW NEAR 30N44W 1013 MB WITH COLD FRONT EXTENDING TO 
27N46W TO 29N59W. NW OF FRONT TO 53W W TO NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 23.5N35W TO 24N42W. EXCEPT AS MENTIONED 
IN PARAGRAPH BELOW...N OF 22N E OF 38W NW TO W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL.

.30 HOUR FORECAST ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N61W TO 27N80W. N OF 
FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N57W TO 25N65W TO 25N69W.
NW OF FRONT TO 69W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 28N W OF 69W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...FROM 11N TO 18N BETWEEN 
66W AND 84W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E 
SWELL. E OF 66W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. 
S OF 11N WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 72W AND 77W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N BETWEEN
67W AND 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N E OF 84W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 18N BETWEEN 70W AND 80W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N BETWEEN 67W AND 84W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.

.12 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT FROM 29N91W TO 
26N97W. NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N86W TO 28N90W TO 24N98W. N 
OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 28N83W TO 25N90W TO 25N95W 
THEN STATIONARY TO 19N94W. N OF COLD FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. W OF STATIONARY FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.