000
FZNT02 KNHC 280312
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI 
0430 UTC SUN DEC 28 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SUN DEC 28.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON DEC 29.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE DEC 30.

.WARNINGS.

...NONE

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 28N35W TO 27N50W TO 25N60W. N OF 25N E OF FRONT 
W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. N OF 
FRONT E OF 60W NORTHERLY WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT WITH 
NW SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS E OF 50W. W OF LINE FROM 26N80W TO 
26N70W TO 15N40W TO 09N61W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 26N AND ALSO E OF 45W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 24N35W TO 21N40W. N OF FRONT E OF 
50W N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT WITH NW SWELL. FROM 10N TO 
29N FROM 50W TO 70W AND S OF 25N FROM 70W TO 77W NE TO E WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT WITH N SWELL. ELSEWHERE SE OF LINE 
FROM 31N65W TO 25N77W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
NORTHERLY SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DIFFUSE. NE OF LINE FROM 31N55W TO 
23N45W TO 22N35W NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 21 FT WITH 
NORTHERLY SWELL. FROM 09N TO 22N FROM 45W TO 65W NE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 10 FT WITH NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF LINE 31N55W TO 
23N75W TO 20N70W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN 
NORTHERLY SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS NE PART.

.CARIBBEAN...N OF 10N E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 17N FROM 72W TO 80W AND N OF 13N E 
OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT OCCASIONALLY TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST SEAS SW PART.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 70W AND 80W NE WINDS 
25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N E OF 83W NE WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO TO 10 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT ALONG TEXAS COAST. W OF FRONT N WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. E OF FRONT TO 90W AND N OF 26N SE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 85W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT. E OF 85W S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 20 KT AND 
OCCASIONALLY 25 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT 
EXCEPT TO 9 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N86W TO 22N97W. W OF FRONT N TO 
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT 30N84W TO 21N97W. N OF 
FRONT ALONG MEXICAN COAST N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING FRONTAL TROUGH 30N84W TO 25N95W TO 
18N95W. WINDS LESS THAN 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 FORMOSA