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FZNT02 KNHC 152206
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI 
2230 UTC MON DEC 15 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON DEC 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE DEC 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED DEC 17.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N49W TO 18N63W. N OF 27N W OF FRONT TO 
63W NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT DISSIPATED. LOW PRES 1009 MB 
NEAR 26N57W MOVING W TO WSW 10 KT. OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 
390 NM NW QUADRANT OF LOW N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 
19 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 26N60W 1009 MB. WITHIN 360 NM NW 
QUADRANT OF LOW NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT.
  
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT TO 75W NE TO 
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT...HIGHEST E. W OF 77W E TO 
SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E TO SE SWELL N AND E OF 
BAHAMAS AND TO 8 FT S OF 23N W OF BAHAMAS.
 .24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...BETWEEN 180 NM 
AND 420 NM NE QUADRANT OF LOW E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 
TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 18N BETWEEN 57W AND LINE FROM 30N68W TO 
22N77W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE W 
OF 58W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL N AND E 
OF BAHAMAS AND TO 8 FT S OF 23N W OF BAHAMAS.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...ELSEWHERE W OF 
60W TO LINE FROM 31N71W TO 25N80W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 
TO 13 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND TO 8 FT S OF 23N W OF BAHAMAS. 
ELSEWHERE N AND E OF BAHAMAS E OF 80W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN E TO SE SWELL.  

.ATLC E OF LINE FROM 31N51W TO 07N44W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 20N W OF 55W NE WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST E OF LINE FROM 31N52W TO 07N45W E TO SE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA N OF 18N WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT IN E TO SE SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 
LOW IN ABOVE SECTION. REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST E OF LINE FROM 31N51W TO 07N44W E TO SE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA N OF 18N WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 70W AND 80W NE TO E 20 TO 25 
KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 18N BETWEEN 66W AND 75W AND FROM 11N TO 
17N BETWEEN 75W AND 81W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT 
EXCEPT TO 9 FT NE ATLC PASSAGES. WINDWARD PASSAGE NE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N BETWEEN 75W 
AND 81W AND N OF 18N W OF 81W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 79W NE WINDS 
20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS TO 10 FT. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 18N BETWEEN 68W AND 81W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL NE ATLC 
PASSAGES. WINDWARD PASSAGE NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 
8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 18N E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 79W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. WINDWARD PASSAGE NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 68W NE TO E 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL NE 
ATLC PASSAGES.

.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT FROM 30N94W TO 27N97W. NW OF FRONT N 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. N OF 25N E OF FRONT TO 92W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 
LINE FROM 26N82W TO 27N88W TO 25N98W SE TO S WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT 30N92W TO 25N98W. S OF 25N E 
OF 87W E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT N OF AREA. S OF 25N E OF 88W E WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. FROM 20N TO 25N BETWEEN 88W AND 93W 
E TO SE 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 KIMBERLAIN