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FZNT02 KNHC 102220
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI 
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC WED DEC 10.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU DEC 11.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI DEC 12.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.GULF OF MEXICO LOW PRES 29.5N88.5W 1009 MB COLD FRONT 30N88W TO 
19N94W. W OF FRONT S OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 
TO 20 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

...GALE WARNING...
.ATLC 24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N81W TO 29N81W. N OF 27N W 
OF 76W SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.
  
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.ATLC N OF 24N E OF LINE FROM 24N72W TO 31N59W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF BAHAMAS NW OF LINE 
FROM 16N61W TO 20N35W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT EXCEPT SE TO S TO 
20 KT N OF 26N W OF 65W. W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN ATLC GALE WARNING...N OF 
22N E OF 60W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE E 
OF BAHAMAS N OF LINE FROM 13N61W TO 10N52W TO 16N45N TO 16N35W E 
WINDS TO 20 KT EXCEPT SE TO S WINDS TO 20 KT W OF 65W. W OF 
BAHAMAS S TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N74W TO 22N76W. W OF COLD FRONT N 
OF 27N W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. E OF COLD FRONT N 
OF 27N W OF 70W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 22N W 
OF 61W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 
BAHAMAS N OF LINE FROM 14N61W TO 10N55W TO 16N43W TO 16N35W E 
WINDS TO 20 KT EXCEPT SE TO S WINDS W OF 65W. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N71W TO WINDWARD PASSAGE. W OF 
COLD FRONT N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
WITHIN 240 NM E OF COLD FRONT N OF 27N S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT. N OF 23N E OF 57W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 
FT. ELSEWHERE E OF BAHAMAS N OF LINE FROM 14N61W TO 10N55W TO 
16N43W TO 16N35W W WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.

.ATLC TROUGH ALONG 55W S OF 13N. WITHIN 90 NM E AND 120 NM W OF 
TROUGH FROM 09N TO 13N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGED WITH SECTION ABOVE.

.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 FROM 11N TO 17N BETWEEN 69W AND 80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N BETWEEN 66W AND 83W E 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT HIGHEST SW PART.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 23N82W TO 16N85W. W OF COLD FRONT 
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. FROM 11N TO 17N BETWEEN 69W 
AND 80W E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT WINDWARD PASSAGE TO 10N82W. W OF 
FRONT N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 

.GULF OF MEXICO EXCEPT AS NOTED IN GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING 
...E OF FRONT TO 86W N OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 
9 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N87W TO 22N88W. W OF FRONT NW 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 18 FT. E OF FRONT TO 84W N OF 26N 
SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT 
SE TO S WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 26N81W TO 23N83W W OF COLD FRONT W 
TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT. E OF FRONT S WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT E OF AREA. N OF 23N E OF LINE FROM 
23N91W TO 30N87W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE 
S OF 25N E OF 95W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

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FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK