000
FZNT02 KNHC 090151
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI 
0430 UTC TUE DEC 09 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE DEC 09.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED DEC 10.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU DEC 11.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.GULF OF MEXICO 30 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N92W TO 25N97W. NW 
OF FRONT N WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N85W TO 25N91W TO 19N91W. W OF 
FRONT NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT.
  
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N55W TO 26N65W DIFFUSE TO 23N80W. S OF 26N W 
OF FRONT AND N OF 26N W OF FRONT TO 72W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. N OF 27N W OF 65W E TO SE 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 27N W OF 65W E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. E OF BAHAMAS SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 
14N BETWEEN 65W AND 45W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
N OF 20N E OF 45W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N BETWEEN 75W AND 65W SE TO S WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 27N W OF 65W E WINDS TO 
20 KT. E OF BAHAMAS SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 13N BETWEEN 
65W AND 50W AND N OF 18N E OF 50W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 30N50W.

.ATLC TROUGH 09N51W TO 15N49W. EXCEPT AS NOTED ABOVE WITHIN 180 
NM OF TROUGH WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 10N52W TO 15N52W. EXCEPT AS NOTED ABOVE 
WITHIN 180 NM OF TROUGH WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DIFFUSE...CONDITIONS MERGED.

.CARIBBEAN N OF 11N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 20N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 T0 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. N OF 18N W OF 72W INCLUDING WINDWARD 
PASSAGE NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 18N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL.

.GULF OF MEXICO N OF 22N W OF 90W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST W OF 88W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 
FT. E OF 88W SE TO S WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...E OF FRONT SE TO 
S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...E OF FRONT S 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

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FORECASTER NELSON