000
FZNT02 KNHC 090934
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI 
1030 UTC TUE DEC 09 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC TUE DEC 09.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED DEC 10.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU DEC 11.

.WARNINGS.

...STORM WARNING...
.GULF OF MEXICO 24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N91W TO 25N97W. NW 
OF FRONT N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N88W TO 21N97W. N OF 25N W OF 
FRONT N TO NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 25N W OF 
FRONT NW TO N WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N86W TO 27N90W TO 19N91W. S OF 
25N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.
  
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N52W TO 28N55W TO 25N65W THEN STATIONARY TO 
24N74W. FROM 18N TO 28N W OF 55W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT 31N45W TO 26N60W. 
N OF 27N W OF 65W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN 
E SWELL. S OF 27N W OF 65W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. E OF BAHAMAS 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 12N E OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. S OF 27N W OF 65W E WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 15N E OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT IN E SWELL N OF 20N E OF 60W AND 8 
TO 10 FT IN ELSEWHERE.

.CARIBBEAN N OF 11N E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 11N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 14 FT. W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST E OF 80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO N OF 25N W OF 90W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 25N W OF 90W S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...SE TO S WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT N OF 24N W OF 88W...AND LESS THAN 8 FT 
ELSEWHERE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N85W TO 21N89W. W OF FRONT NW 
WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT N OF 25N AND 12 TO 18 FT IN N 
SWELL S OF 25N. WITHIN 120 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.

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

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FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN