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FZNT02 KNHC 111342 AAB
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST...UPDATED
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI 
1330 UTC THU DEC 11 2008

...UPDATED TO EXTEND GALE WARNING IN GULF OF MEXICO...

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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...
.GULF OF MEXICO  SECOND COLD FRONT 30N87W TO 26N89W TO 23N96W.
N OF 25N E OF 90W  SW TO W WIND TO 40 KT.  SEAS UP TO 18 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST  WIND BELOW GALE FORCE.

...GALE WARNING...
.ATLC 12 HOUR FORECAST  COLD FRONT 31N81W TO 29N81W.  N OF 28N 
W OF 77W  SE TO S WIND 25 TO 35 KT.  SEAS TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  COLD FRONT 31N76W TO 22N78W.  WITHIN 120 NM  
E OF FRONT N OF 29N  S WIND 25 TO 35 KT.  SEAS TO 14 FT.  W OF 
FRONT  N OF 28N  SW TO W WIND 25 TO 35 KT.  SEAS TO 15 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST  WIND 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  EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...N OF 25N E OF 90W  
W TO SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS TO 14 FT.  ELSEWHERE N OF 20N
NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS TO 13 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  COLD FRONT E OF AREA.  N OF 21N E OF 94W  NW 
TO N WIND 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS 14 FT.  ELSEWHERE E OF 95W  WIND 
LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  E OF 90W NE WIND 20 KT.  SEAS TO 9 FT.

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

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FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN / WALLY BARNES