000
FZNT02 KNHC 091607
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI 
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC TUE DEC 09.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED DEC 10.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU DEC 11.

.WARNINGS.

...STORM WARNING...
.GULF OF MEXICO 18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N92W TO 26N97W. NW 
OF FRONT N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N89W TO 21N97W. N OF 25N W OF 
FRONT NW TO N WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. S OF 25N W OF 
FRONT NW TO N WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS BUILDING 10 TO 15 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N87W TO 24N90W TO 19N92W. S OF 
25N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

...GALE WARNING...
.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 18N BETWEEN 70W AND 76W E WINDS 30 TO 35 
KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.
  
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N50W TO 27N56W THEN STATIONARY TO 24N74W. N 
OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. 
S OF FRONT TO 17N BETWEEN 53W AND 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT. N OF 24N W OF 74W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING FRONT 31N42W TO 23N60W. N OF 27N 
BETWEEN 73W AND 79W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
ELSEWHERE BETWEEN 65W AND 79W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT E OF BAHAMAS. N OF 19N E OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT...HIGHEST N OF 28N.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. N OF 19N E OF 60W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. FROM 19N TO 28N BETWEEN 60W 
AND 75W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. N 
OF 26N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.ATLC N OF 22N E OF 41W E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGED WITH ABOVE.

.ATLC TROUGH ALONG 51W FROM 09N TO 14N. WITHIN 180 NM OF TROUGH 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH ALONG 55W FROM 09N TO 14N. LITTLE 
CHANGE IN WINDS AND SEAS.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN EXCEPT AS NOTED IN GALE WARNING...FROM 10N TO 18N 
BETWEEN 64W AND 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 18N BETWEEN 64W AND 82W E WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. S OF 18N W OF 85W E 
TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N E OF 80W 
NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 

.CARIBBEAN 48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 22N86W TO 16N87W. W OF 
FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO N OF 20N W OF 88W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 28N E OF 88W SE WINDS 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 
KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN STORM WARNING...SE TO S 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN STORM WARNING...N OF 24N E 
OF COLD FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN STORM WARNING...N OF 25N W 
OF COLD FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. N OF 
27N E OF COLD FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N85W TO 21N87W. W OF FRONT W TO 
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT N OF 25N AND 12 TO 18 FT 
IN N SWELL S OF 25N. WITHIN 150 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT 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 CANGIALOSI