000
FZNT02 KNHC 270324
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI 
0430 UTC SAT DEC 27 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT DEC 27.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN DEC 28.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON DEC 29.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING... 
.FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 75W AND 79W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 
KT...OCCASIONALLY TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 75W AND 79W NE TO E 
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC FROM 08N TO 23N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
N OF 23N E OF 67W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 IN E SWELL... 
EXCEPT SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 50W. S OF 08N WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR NEW COLD FRONT FROM 30N35W TO 27N50W TO 26N71W. N OF 
FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 
09N TO 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR 
WINDWARD PASSAGE. S OF 09N WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT 
IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 23N35W TO 21N74W. WITHIN 210 
NM N OF COLD FRONT AND N OF COLD FRONT E OF 52W NE TO E WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 17N W OF 44W 
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.

.CARIBBEAN EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...N OF 10N E OF 85W NE TO 
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 18N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N E OF 90W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N87W TO 19N96W. NW OF FRONT NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

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FORECASTER COHEN/CHRISTENSEN