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FZNT02 KNHC 101022
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI 
1030 UTC WED DEC 10 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED DEC 10.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU DEC 11.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI DEC 12.

.WARNINGS.

...STORM WARNING...
.GULF OF MEXICO FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N91W TO 25N96W. NW OF 
FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 29N91W TO 20N97W. NW OF FRONT S OF 
25N NW TO N WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF 
FRONT NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N88W TO 19N92W. S OF 25N W OF 
FRONT NW WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM LOW PRES NEAR 30N87W 1010 MB 
TO 22N88W. S OF 23N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 
17 FT.  
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

...GALE WARNING...
.ATLC 36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT ALONG N FLORIDA COAST. N OF 
29N BETWEEN 75W AND 79W S WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N76W TO 23N78W. N OF 28N WITHIN 
180 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT.
  
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.ATLC W OF 65W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT E OF 
BAHAMAS. N OF 16N E OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 
13 FT IN NE SWELL N OF 22N E OF 50W...AND 8 TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 16N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL. W OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT E OF BAHAMAS. FROM 10N TO 16N BETWEEN 50W AND 
61W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN ATLC GALE WARNING...W OF 
70W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 18N E WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN ATLC GALE WARNING...W OF 
FRONT W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 25N E OF FRONT 
TO 60W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. FROM 16N TO 
25N W OF 60W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. 
N OF 16N E OF 60W E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. 

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 17N BETWEEN 70W AND 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 17N BETWEEN 70W AND 80W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N E OF 83W W WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN 36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 21N82W TO 16N86W. W OF 
FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 21N79W TO 12N84W. W OF FRONT NW TO 
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO EXCEPT AS NOTED IN GULF OF MEXICO STORM 
WARNING...E OF FRONT SE WINDS TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN STORM WARNING...E OF FRONT 
N OF 20N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT N OF 24N W 
OF 89W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN STORM WARNING...E OF FRONT 
SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT SE OF AREA. NW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT AREA WIDE. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST E OF 90W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
15 FT. W OF 90W N WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N 
SWELL S OF 27N.

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

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FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN