000
FZNT02 KNHC 112207
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI 
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC THU DEC 11.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI DEC 12.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT DEC 13.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.GULF OF MEXICO SECOND COLD FRONT 30N86W TO 28N87W TO 24N92W. N 
OF 25N E OF 90W SW TO W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT SHIFT NW W OF FRONT. 
SEAS UP TO 16 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WIND BELOW GALE FORCE.

...GALE WARNING...
.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N80W TO CAPE CANAVERAL. N OF 27N W OF 77W S 
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.
  
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.ATLC EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...N OF 16N W OF 74W SE TO S 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 22N E OF 60W E WINDS 25 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF BAHAMAS N OF LINE 
FROM 14N61W TO 09N54W TO 19N35W E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N74W TO 22N77W. W OF FRONT N OF 
28N W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT W 
TO NW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT E OF BAHAMAS. WITHIN 210 NM E 
OF FRONT N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 22N E OF 60W E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 
TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF BAHAMAS N OF LINE FROM 14N61W TO 09N56W 
TO 18N35W E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N72W TO 21N76W. LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N65W TO 20N72W. W OF FRONT N OF 
25N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT E OF BAHAMAS. 
ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT E OF 
BAHAMAS. NE OF LINE FROM 31N57W TO 15N35W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE EXCEPT S OF 10N W OF 40W E WINDS 
TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.

.CARIBBEAN COLD FRONT 23N82W TO 16N87W. W OF COLD FRONT NW TO N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. FROM 10N TO 18 N BETWEEN 73W 
AND 80W AND N OF 14N BETWEEN 64W AND 73W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT 
EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 20N76W TO 12N82W. W OF FRONT NW TO 
N WINDS 20 KT OCCASIONALLY TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF NICARAGUA. 
SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 18N75W TO 11N82W. W OF FRONT E OF 
84W N TO NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...W OF FRONT W TO NW 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 28N82W TO 25N84W TO 23N89W. N OF 
COLD FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. SE OF 
COLD FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 
96W S OF 28N NW TO N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 25N TO 29N E OF 89W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 21N TO 28N E OF 92W N WINS TO 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 25N E OF 88W E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT. N OF 24N W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 
8 FT.

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

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FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK