000
FZNT02 KNHC 080959
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI 
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC MON DEC 08.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE DEC 09.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED DEC 10.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.GULF OF MEXICO 48 HOUR COLD FRONT 29N91W TO 24N98W. NW OF FRONT 
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
  
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N63W TO 26N70W TO 23N80W. NW OF FRONT TO 75W 
NW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 29N WITHIN 300 NM E OF 
FRONT SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N52W TO 26N63W THEN STATIONARY TO 
22N73W. N OF 16N W OF 50W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT NW OF FRONT TO 75W AND LESS THAN 8 FT ELSEWHERE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. N OF 14N E OF 70W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 20N W OF 70W SE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.ATLC LOW PRES NEAR 19N42W 1014 MB. WITHIN 240 NM SE QUADRANT E 
TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 17N42W TO 21N44W. FROM 18N TO 21N 
BETWEEN 41W TO 44W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC LOW PRES NEAR 26N40W 1016 MB. WITHIN 240 NM NE QUADRANT E 
TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 16N W OF 68W 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 N OF 20N W OF 90W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 
8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 22N W OF 88W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...SE TO S WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

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

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FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN