000
FZNT02 KNHC 111007
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI 
1030 UTC THU DEC 11 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU DEC 11.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI DEC 12.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT DEC 13.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.ATLC 12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N81W TO 29N81W. N OF 28N W 
OF 77W SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N76W TO 22N78W. WITHIN 120 NM E 
OF FRONT N OF 29N S WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT. W OF 
FRONT N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.
  
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.ATLC W OF 65W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT E OF 
BAHAMAS. N OF 15N E OF 65W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT 
N OF 22N E OF 60W IN NE SWELL AND 8 TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING W OF 65W E TO SE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT E OF BAHAMAS. N OF 15N E OF 
65W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT N OF 22N E OF 60W IN 
NE SWELL AND 8 TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING W OF 65W E TO SE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT E OF BAHAMAS. N OF 15N E OF 
65W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT N OF 22N E OF 
60W IN NE SWELL AND 8 TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N68W TO 21N74W. N OF 27N W OF 78W 
NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N W OF 
FRONT TO 76W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. 
E OF LINE 31N68W TO 05N37W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 
18 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N E OF 68W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL.

.ATLC TROUGH FROM 07N55W TO 11N55W. WITHIN 120 NM W OF TROUGH N 
TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. WITHIN 120 NM E OF 
TROUGH AXIS S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT 
IN NE SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 22N82W TO 16N84W. WINDS W OF FRONT 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. FROM 11N TO 17N E OF 80W NE TO 
E WINDS TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 21N79W TO 11N83W. W OF COLD FRONT 
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FROM 11N TO 17N BETWEEN 
70W AND 77W NE TO N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT WINDWARD PASSAGE TO 10N83W. W OF 
FRONT NW TO N WINDS TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT S OF 15N. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 15N W OF 75W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT 30N87W TO 21N88W W OF FRONT NW TO W 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT. E OF FRONT N OF 25N SE TO S 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. E OF FRONT S OF 25N SE WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT E OF AREA. N OF 21N E OF 94W NW TO 
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 95W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST E OF 90W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE 
SWELL.

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

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FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN