000
FZNT02 KNHC 111610
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI 
1930 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC THU DEC 11.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI DEC 12.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 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 SHIFT NW W OF FRONT. 
SEAS UP TO 18 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST  WIND BELOW GALE FORCE.

...DEVELOPING GALE WARNING...
.ATLC 06 HOUR FORECAST  COLD FRONT ALONG FLORIDA COAST.  N OF 
27N W OF 76W  SE TO S WIND TO 35 KT.  SEAS TO 16 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST  COLD FRONT 31N77W TO 23N80W.  N OF 28N WITHIN 
180 NM E OF FRONT  S WIND 25 TO 35 KT.  SEAS TO 15 FT.  N OF 28N 
W OF FRONT  W TO NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT.  SEAS TO 15 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  WIND LESS THAN GALE FORCE.
  
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.ATLC W OF 65W  E TO SE WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT E OF 
BAHAMAS.  N OF 15N E OF 65W  E WIND 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS 17 FT
N OF 22N E OF 60W IN NE SWELL AND 10 FT ELSEWHERE. 
.06 HOUR FORECAST  EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...W OF 65W E TO SE 
WIND 20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS 14 FT E OF BAHAMAS.  N OF 15N E OF 65W
E WIND 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 10 FT N OF 22N E OF 60W IN NE SWELL 
AND 8 FT ELSEWHERE.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  W OF 65W E TO SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS 11 
FT E OF BAHAMAS.  N OF 15N E OF 65W  E TO SE WIND 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 10 FT N OF 22N E OF 60W IN NE SWELL AND 8 FT ELSEWHERE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  COLD FRONT 31N66W TO 20N73W.  N OF 27N W OF 
78W  NW WIND 20 KT.  SEAS 8 FT.  ELSEWHERE N OF 27N W OF FRONT 
TO 76W  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS 9 FT IN NE SWELL.  E OF LINE 
31N68W TO 15N50W  E TO SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS 14 FT IN E 
SWELL.  ELSEWHERE N OF 15N E OF 68W  WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT.  
SEAS 8 FT IN E SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 18N E OF 80W  E WIND 20 KT.  SEAS 9 FT
IN E SWELL.
.06 HOUR FORECAST  COLD FRONT 22N79W TO 15N83W.  W OF FRONT 
NW WIND 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS 10 FT.  FROM 11N TO 17N E OF 80W  NE 
TO E WIND 20 KT EXCEPT 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  COLD FRONT 20N78W TO 11N83W.  W OF COLD FRONT 
NW TO N WIND 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS 8 FT.  FROM 11N TO 17N BETWEEN 
70W AND 77W  NE TO N WIND 20 KT.  SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  COLD FRONT WINDWARD PASSAGE TO 10N83W.  W OF 
FRONT NW TO N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT 25 KT S OF 15N.  SEAS 9 FT. 
ELSEWHERE S OF 15N W OF 75W  NE WIND 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.
.18 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.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  LITTLE CHANGE. 
.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 WALLY BARNES