000
FZNT02 KNHC 290353
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
0430 UTC TUE DEC 29 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC TUE DEC 29.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED DEC 30.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU DEC 31.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC WEAK COLD FRONT 31N67W TO 23N75W. SECOND REINFORCING WEAK 
COLD FRONT 31N74W TO 24N82W. E OF FRONT AND N OF LINE 25N72W TO 
30N53W S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...HIGHEST N OF 29N. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT 
PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N W OF SECOND FRONT W TO NW WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT...HIGHEST N OF 30N. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MERGING NW 
AND NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 19N W OF 60W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 15 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST MERGING COLD FRONTS 31N56W TO 19N70W. N OF 21N 
W OF FRONT TO 75W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT 
PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT N THROUGH E OF 
BAHAMAS TO 78W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW 
SWELL. N OF 24N WITHIN 420 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. FROM 19N TO 24N E 
OF FRONT TO 50W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT IN NE 
SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N45W TO 18N68W. NW OF FRONT TO 
54W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT TO 72W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 
TO 17 FT IN NW AND N SWELL. N OF 26N WITHIN 240 NM E OF FRONT S 
TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT. EXCEPT AS NOTED 
BELOW...ELSEWHERE SE OF FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 
12 FT IN FADING N SWELL.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 18N35W TO 15N45W THEN STATIONARY TO 18N58W. N 
OF 26N E OF 40W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 20 TO 22 FT IN 
LARGE N SWELL. WITHIN 210 NM N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. EXCEPT AS MENTIONED 
ABOVE...ELSEWHERE N OF FRONT E OF 60W WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 14 TO 
19 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGING WITH SECTIONS ABOVE AND 
BELOW. EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE NOTED...S OF 19N E OF 60W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGED.

.ATLC S OF 15N E OF 60W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 
FT IN MIXED N SWELL AND NE WIND WAVES.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF ABOVE FRONT E OF 50W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 12 TO 16 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST ATLC S OF 20N E OF 60W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 13 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF 18N W OF 81W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CARIBBEAN FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 70W AND 80W 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. N OF 15N W OF 78W 
NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W 
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N W OF 66W 
NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO TROUGH 19N93W TO 25N97W. W OF TROUGH NW TO N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE SW OF LINE 28N96W TO 
24N82W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...HIGHEST SW GULF. SEAS TO 11 
FT...HIGHEST SW.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH INLAND. WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 
8 FT S OF 22N. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 29N93W 1017 MB TRAIL COLD FRONT 
TO 23N98W. WITHIN 120 NM SE SEMICIRCLE OF LOW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.