000
FZNT02 KNHC 222207
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI 
2230 UTC MON DEC 22 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 22.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE DEC 23.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED DEC 24.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.N OF 22N W OF 96W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.ATLC FROM 12N TO 23N BETWEEN 45W TO 61W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 23N E OF 61W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGED WITH AREA BELOW.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N68W TO 25N80W. NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT N AND E OF BAHAMAS. N OF 
29N E OF FRONT TO 56W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N52W TO 28N65W THEN DIFFUSE 
TO 22N79W. NW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
13 FT E OF BAHAMAS. S OF FRONT W OF 61W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N38W TO 24N65W. N OF FRONT NE TO 
E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. FROM 20N TO 25N E OF 50W 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N 
TO 22N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

.CARIBBEAN N OF 10N BETWEEN 65W AND 80W E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 10N E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.GULF OF MEXICO...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...N OF FRONT N TO 
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. S OF FRONT NE WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT SE OF AREA. N OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 23N SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

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FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN