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FZNT02 KNHC 101614
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI 
1630 UTC WED DEC 10 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED DEC 10.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU DEC 11.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI DEC 12.

.WARNINGS.

...STORM WARNING...
.GULF OF MEXICO FORECAST COLD FRONT 29N91W TO 21N97W.  NW OF 
FRONT  NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST  COLD FRONT 29N89W TO 20N97W.  NW OF FRONT
S OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 40 TO 50 KT.  SEAS 18 FT.  ELSEWHERE NW 
OF FRONT  NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST  COLD FRONT 30N88W TO 22N87W.  S OF 25N W OF 
FRONT NW WINDS 35 TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  WIND LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

...GALE WARNING...
.ATLC 30 HOUR FORECAST  COLD FRONT ALONG N FLORIDA COAST.  N OF 
29N BETWEEN 73W AND 79W  S WIND TO 35 KT.  SEAS 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  COLD FRONT 31N77W TO 23N78W.  N OF 29N WITHIN 
180 NM E OF FRONT  S TO SW WIND TO 35 KT.  SEAS TO 13 FT.
  
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.ATLC W OF 65W  E TO SE WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT E OF 
BAHAMAS.  N OF 16N E OF 65W  NE TO E WIND 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS 19 
FT IN NE SWELL N OF 25N AND TO 12 FT S OF 25N. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST  N OF 16N E OF 50W  NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 14 FT IN NE SWELL. W OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
10 FT E OF BAHAMAS.  FROM 10N TO 16N BETWEEN 50W AND 61W  NE 
WIND 20 KT.  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST  EXCEPT AS NOTED IN ATLC GALE WARNING...W OF 
73W  SE TO S WIND 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS 10 FT.  N OF 18N E WIND 20 
TO 30 KT.  SEAS 14 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  EXCEPT AS NOTED IN ATLC GALE WARNING...W OF 
FRONT  W WIND 20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS 12 FT.  N OF 25N E OF FRONT TO 
60W  SE TO S WIND 20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS 10 FT.  FROM 16N TO 25N W 
OF 60W  E TO SE WIND 20 KT.  SEAS 10 FT IN E SWELL.  N OF 16N
E OF 60W  E WIND 20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS 14 FT. 

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 17N BETWEEN 70W AND 80W  NE TO E WIND 20 
TO 30 KT.  SEAS 13 FT.  ELSEWHERE E WIND 20 KT.  SEAS 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  FROM 11N TO 17N BETWEEN 70W AND 80W  NE TO E 
WIND 20 KT EXCEPT 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA.  SEAS 11 FT. 
ELSEWHERE S OF 18N E OF 83W  W WIND 20 KT.  SEAS 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN 30 HOUR FORECAST  COLD FRONT 23N82W TO 16N85W.
W OF FRONT  W TO NW WIND 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS LESS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  COLD FRONT 21N79W TO 12N84W.  W OF FRONT
NW TO W WIND 20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS TO 9 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO EXCEPT AS NOTED IN GULF OF MEXICO STORM WARNING 
...E OF FRONT SE WIND TO 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 9 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST  EXCEPT AS NOTED IN STORM WARNING...E OF FRONT 
N OF 20N SE TO S WIND 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS 10 FT N OF 24N W OF 89W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  EXCEPT AS NOTED IN STORM WARNING...E OF FRONT 
SE TO S WIND 20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS 10 FT. 
.30 HOUR FORECAST  COLD FRONT SE OF AREA.  NW TO W WIND 20 TO 30 
KT.  SEAS 16 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  E OF 90W NW TO N WIND 20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS 15 
FT.  W OF 90W N WIND LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS 11 FT IN N SWELL S 
OF 27N.

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

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES