000
FZNT02 KNHC 081556
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI 
1630 UTC MON DEC 08 2008

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON DEC 08.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE DEC 09.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED DEC 10.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.GULF OF MEXICO 42 HOUR COLD FRONT 30N93W TO 26N97W. NW OF FRONT 
NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 29N91W TO 21N97W. NW OF FRONT NW 
TO N WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.
  
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N59W TO 25N70W TO 22N78W. NW OF FRONT TO 71W 
NW TO N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 29N 
WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATING 31N49W TO 24N63W TO 29N79W. 
N OF FRONT E OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT 
IN NW SWELL. N OF FRONT W OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 17N TO 24N BETWEEN 58W AND 76W NE TO E WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. N OF 14N E OF 75W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. N 
OF 28N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT.

.ATLC TROUGH 15N49W TO 10N51W. WITHIN 180 NM W OF TROUGH N TO NE 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 16N49W TO 11N52W. WITHIN 180 NM W AND 
120 NM E OF TROUGH WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGED WITH ABOVE.

.ATLC LOW PRES NEAR 18N43W 1015 MB. WITHIN 120 NM N QUADRANT NE 
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 18N TO 28N 
E OF 42W E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 18N BETWEEN 64W AND 83W NE TO E WINDS TO 
20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS TO 9 FT.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 18N BETWEEN 68W AND 81W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 T0 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N BETWEEN 65W AND 84W NE TO E WINDS 
TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 18N BETWEEN 68W AND 82W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 9 
TO 14 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO N OF 24N W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 20N W OF 88W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 
8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...SE TO S WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...LITTLE CHANGE.

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

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FORECASTER CANGIALOSI