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FZNT02 KNHC 162158
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI 
2230 UTC TUE DEC 16 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE DEC 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED DEC 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU DEC 18.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.ATLC STATIONARY FRONT 31N54W TO A LOW 26N56W 1010 MB CONTINUE 
AS A TROUGH TO 18N58W. N OF 24N W OF FRONT TO 68W N TO NE WINDS 
30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 31N56W TO A LOW 25N52W 1010 MB CONTINUE 
AS A TROUGH TO 18N62W. N OF 24N W OF FRONT TO 70W N TO NE WINDS 
30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.
  
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.ATLC EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS SECTION...N OF 18N W OF FRONT 
TO 71W AND ALSO S OF 25N W OF 71W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT...EXCEPT TO 8 FT OVER AND SW OF THE BAHAMAS. REMAINDER 
OF AREA W OF FRONT AND TROUGH WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT IN E SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS SECTION...N OF 
18N W OF FRONT TO 72W AND ALSO S OF 26N W OF 72W NE WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT TO 8 FT OVER AND SW OF THE 
BAHAMAS. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 31N55W TO 18N65W. NW OF TROUGH TO A 
LINE FROM 31N70W TO 25N80W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 
FT. 

.ATLC E OF LINE FROM 31N54W TO 07N41W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT...HIGHEST N OF 25N. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. REMAINDER OF FORECAST 
AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL... 
HIGHEST SEAS N OF 20N. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST E OF LINE FROM 31N56W TO 07N40W E TO SE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 25N E OF 46W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA E 
OF TROUGH WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. 

.CARIBBEAN FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 70W AND 80W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 19N E OF 85W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL OVER ATLC PASSAGES.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. N OF 15N E OF 84W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 68W NE WINDS TO 20 KT.
SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. E OF 68W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT...EXCEPT TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL OVER ATLC PASSAGES. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 75W AND 80W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. OVER THE WINDWARD PASSAGE NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT...EXCEPT TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL 
OVER ATLC PASSAGES.

.GULF OF MEXICO STATIONARY FRONT 30N90W TO 26N95W TO 22N98W.
S OF 26N E OF 85W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WARM FRONT NW OF AREA. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 
TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT. N OF 25N W OF 90W 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 CAB