000
FZNT02 KNHC 080323
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI 
0430 UTC MON DEC 08 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON DEC 08.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE DEC 09.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED DEC 10.

.WARNINGS.
.NONE
  
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N65W TO 23N80W WITH ASSOCIATED PRE-FRONTAL 
TROUGH FROM 31N63W TO 24N72W. NW OF FRONT TO 70W NW WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N W OF FRONT TO 77W N 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 29N BETWEEN FRONT AND 
TROUGH SW TO W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT FAR N. N OF 28N WITHIN 
180 NM E OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N54W TO 26N65W THEN STATIONARY TO 
23N77W. W OF FRONT TO 70W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT 
IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT TO 77W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST FAR N. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DIFFUSE FROM 31N45W TO 26N65W TO 28N75W. 
N OF FRONT TO 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. 
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. N OF FRONT W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS. S OF FRONT TO 15N 
BETWEEN 50W AND 73W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 22N E OF 50W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.ATLC TROUGH FROM 13N43W TO 21N41W. N OF 15N WITHIN 240 NM E OF 
TROUGH E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 15N TO 22N ALONG 44W. WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 16N BETWEEN 70W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 
KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS TO 9 FT.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 17N BETWEEN 68W AND 80W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 T0 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 17N BETWEEN 65W AND 81W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 17N BETWEEN 70W AND 81W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. WINDWARD PASSAGE NE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 18N E OF 
82W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT FROM 24N81W TO 24N90W...THEN 
STATIONARY TO 24N97W. FROM 22N TO 25N W OF 90W NE WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. N OF 24N W OF 95W SE TO S 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE 20N96W TO
30N90W SE TO S WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 21N BETWEEN 88W AND 95W S TO SW WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST FLOWER GARDEN BANKS. 
ELSEWHERE E OF 96W SE TO S WINDS TO 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 COBB