000
FZNT02 KNHC 030342
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI 
0430 UTC WED DEC 03 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED DEC 03.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU DEC 04.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI DEC 05.

.WARNINGS.
.NONE
  
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N69W TO 21N76W. REINFORCING COLD FRONT 31N73W 
TO 24N80W. W OF FIRST COLD FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT. N OF 28N E OF FRONT TO 65W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST MERGED COLD FRONT 31N65W TO 22N77W. WITHIN 180 
NM NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 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 27N43W 1011 MB. N OF 24N BETWEEN 43W AND 52W 
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 21N E OF 
43W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 26N45W 1011 MB. N OF 24N BETWEEN 
48W AND 52W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. N 
OF 24N E OF 40W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 
20N E OF 54W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 28N45W 1012 MB. N OF 18N BETWEEN 
45W AND 54W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN N SWELL. 

.ATLC FROM 15N TO 18N BETWEEN 50W AND 61W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 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 DISSIPATING COLD FRONT 20N77W TO 12N81W. NW OF FRONT 
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST REINFORCING COLD FRONT 21N79W TO 16N84W. NW OF 
FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING FRONTAL TROUGH 21N77W 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 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT. S OF 25N E OF 85W N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
9 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 30N86W 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