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FZNT02 KNHC 250948
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 UTC FRI DEC 25 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI DEC 25.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT DEC 26.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN DEC 27.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.06 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N BETWEEN 51W AND 57W W TO NW WINDS 30 
TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF LINE FROM 31N49W TO 26N44W TO 31N38W W TO 
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 17 TO 25 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N 
OF 25N E OF 39W S TO SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT IN 
NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N E OF 46W W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. 
SEAS 27 TO 35 FT IN NW SWELL. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N52W TO 26N56W TO 22N62W. N OF 28N NW OF 
FRONT TO 60W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW 
SWELL. N OF 28N BETWEEN 60W AND 66W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 22N BETWEEN 63W AND 65W NE 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 22N BETWEEN 65W 
AND 75W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. 
W OF 75W N OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN SE SWELL. N OF 27N E OF FRONT TO 49W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 11 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 38W NW WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 19 TO 21 FT IN NW SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA E OF 65W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 20 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NE 
PORTION. 
.06 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N51W TO 25N54W THEN 
STATIONARY TO 22N60W. EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...N OF 25N NW 
OF FRONT TO 58W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN 
NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N NW OF FRONT TO 65W NW TO N WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 22N E OF 73W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. W OF 73W NE NE 
OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 23N 
E OF FRONT TO 46W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NW 
SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA E OF 61W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 19 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NE PORTION.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N43W TO 21N48W. EXCEPT AS 
NOTED IN WARNING...NW OF FRONT E OF LINE FROM 31N60W TO 21N48W W 
TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 24 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 21N 
E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 21N TO 25N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 12N E OF 40W NE TO E WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA S 
OF 21N E OF 57W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N39W TO 21N46W. EXCEPT AS 
NOTED IN WARNING...NW OF FRONT E OF LINE FROM 31N57W TO 22N44W
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 TO 30 FT IN N AND NE SWELL. N 
OF 23N E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 29 FT IN 
NW AND N SWELL. FROM 19N TO 24N BETWEEN 56W AND 57W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 11N E OF 
51W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. 
REMAINDER OF AREA EXCEPT S OF 16N W OF 54W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 18 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.

.24 HOUR COLD FRONT 31N78W TO 26N80W. N OF 29N NW OF FRONT NW 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN A BROAD MIX OF SWELL. N OF 25N E 
OF FRONT TO 70W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT 
PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N73W TO 26N77W. NW OF FRONT 
NW TO N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 24N E OF 
FRONT TO 69W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE 
SWELL. 

.CARIBBEAN S OF 15N E OF 69W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT. 
.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 21N83W TO 18N85W TO 16N87W.
W OF FRONT N OF 18N N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATING FROM 22N81W TO 17N83W. 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST S OF 13N BETWEEN 72W AND 76W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT FROM 30N85W TO 24N88W TO 18N94W. N OF 
24N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW 
SWELL. S OF 24N W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT 
IN NW SWELL N OF 22N. E OF FRONT TO 85W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT N OF 26N IN SE SWELL. N OF 25N E OF 85W SE 
TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN S SWELL. ELSEWHERE E 
OF 85W SE TO S WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT E OF AREA. BETWEEN 84W AND 90W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 20N TO 25N 
BETWEEN 90W AND 94W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW 
SWELL. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST NEW COLD FRONT FROM 29N90W TO 26N95W TO 
22N97W. NW OF FRONT N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT. SE OF FRONT N OF 25N TO 89W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.