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FZNT02 KNHC 110338
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI 
0430 UTC THU DEC 11 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC THU DEC 11.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI DEC 12.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT DEC 13.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.GULF OF MEXICO LOW PRES 29N88W 1007 MB COLD FRONT FROM LOW TO 
19N92W. WITHIN 120 NM W OF FRONT FROM 22N TO 25N NW TO N WINDS 
25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
.03 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

...GALE WARNING...
.ATLC 18 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.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N79W TO 23N80W. WITHIN 120 NM E 
OF FRONT N OF 28N S WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. W OF 
FRONT N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.
  
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.ATLC E OF BAHAMAS SE OF LINE FROM 26N77W TO 31N60W AND NW OF 
LINE FROM 16N62W TO 24N35W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 
15 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF BAHAMAS N OF 16N NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN ATLC GALE WARNING... 
ELSEWHERE N OF 26N W OF 73W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT. N OF 22N E OF 60W E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT. 
ELSEWHERE E OF BAHAMAS N OF LINE FROM 15N61W TO 09N53W TO 19N35W 
E WINDS TO 20 KT...EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS W OF 65W. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN ATLC GALE WARNING...LITTLE 
CHANGE.
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N74W TO 21N77W. W OF FRONT N OF 
BAHAMAS W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. W OF FRONT SW OF 
BAHAMAS W TO NW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN STRAITS OF FL. N 
OF 22N E OF 62W E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE 
E OF BAHAMAS N OF LINE FROM 14N61W TO 09N56W TO 19N35W E TO SE 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N70W TO WINDWARD PASSAGE. W OF 
FRONT NE OF BAHAMAS W TO NW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
WITHIN 210 NM E OF FRONT N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT. N OF 20N E OF LINE FROM 20N50W TO 31N60W E WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 70W N OF LINE FROM 
14N61W TO 11N57W TO 14N35W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT.

.ATLC TROUGH ALONG 55W S OF 13N. WITHIN 120 NM W OF TROUGH N TO 
NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. WITHIN 180 NM E OF TROUGH 
AXIS S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGED WITH SECTION ABOVE.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 18N BETWEEN 68W AND 80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT HIGHEST SW PART.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT YUCATAN CHANNEL TO 16N87W. WINDS W 
OF FRONT TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. FROM 11N TO 17N BETWEEN 
72W AND 81W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST 
OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 12N W OF 75W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 22N80W TO 15N84W. W OF COLD FRONT 
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. FROM 11N TO 14N 
BETWEEN 74W AND 80W NE TO N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 20N72W TO 10N82W. W OF FRONT NW TO 
N WINDS TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT S OF 15N. SEAS TO 9 FT. E OF 
FRONT W OF 75W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO EXCEPT AS NOTED IN GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING 
...ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 20 
FT. WITHIN 90 NM E OF FRONT S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 
FT. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.03 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N87W TO 21N88W W OF FRONT NW TO W 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 18 FT. E OF FRONT N OF 25N SE TO S 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. E OF FRONT S OF 25N SE WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT E OF AREA. E OF 94W N OF 20N W TO 
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE NW TO N WINDS 
TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST E OF 90W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT.

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

$$
FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK