000
FZNT02 KNHC 022219
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI 
2230 UTC TUE DEC 02 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 02.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED DEC 03.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU DEC 04.

.WARNINGS.
.NONE
  
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.ATLC STATIONARY FRONT 31N70W TO 22N77W. REINFORCING COLD FRONT 
31N75W TO 24N80W. W OF COLD FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 FT. N OF 28N E OF FRONT TO 65W S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST MERGED COLD FRONT 31N64W TO 23N77W. WITHIN 150 
NM NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT 31N58W TO 23N80W. 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC LOW PRES NEAR 28N41W 1011 MB. N OF 22N BETWEEN 40W AND 52W 
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 25N E OF 
40W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 25N44W 1009 MB. N OF 26N BETWEEN 
45W AND 52W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN N 
SWELL. N OF 23N E OF 40W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 20N E OF 53W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT IN N SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 28N45W 1009 MB. N OF 23N E OF 
42W S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 17N BETWEEN 40W AND 
55W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL.

.ATLC S OF 18N BETWEEN 50W AND 61W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 
9 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 78W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 80W E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.CARIBBEAN STATIONARY FRONT 20N78W TO 13N84W. NW OF FRONT N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST REINFORCING COLD FRONT 21N80W TO 16N84W. NW OF 
FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING FRONTAL TROUGH 21N78W TO 15N83W. N 
OF FRONTAL TROUGH NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO N OF 25N W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT. S OF 25N E OF 85W N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N E OF 92W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 9 FT IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST W OF 90W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N87W TO 25N97W. N OF FRONT NE 
WINDS 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 CHRISTENSEN