000
FZNT02 KNHC 120334
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI 
0430 UTC FRI DEC 12 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC FRI DEC 12.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT DEC 13.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN DEC 14.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT 31N84W TO 28N85W TO 23N90W. W OF 
FRONT N OF 25N E OF 90W W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 
FT.
.09 HOUR FORECAST WIND BELOW GALE FORCE.

...GALE WARNING...
.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N78W TO 23N80W. N OF 27N W OF 75W S WINDS 25 
TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.
  
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.ATLC EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...N OF 27N W OF 73W SE TO S 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. N OF 16N E OF 62W NE TO E WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 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 31N71W TO 21N76W. W OF FRONT N OF 
28N W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 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 57W E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 
TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF BAHAMAS N OF LINE FROM 14N61W TO 09N57W 
TO 18N35W E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N70W TO 21N75W. LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N62W TO 19N68W. W OF FRONT N OF 
25N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT E OF BAHAMAS. 
ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT E OF 
BAHAMAS. NE OF LINE FROM 31N57W TO 10N35W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE EXCEPT S OF 10N W OF 40W E WINDS 
TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.

.CARIBBEAN COLD FRONT 22N81W TO 16N84W. W OF COLD FRONT NW TO N 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. FROM 15N TO 18N BETWEEN 62W AND 
72W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. FROM 10N TO 18N BETWEEN 
72W AND 80W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF 
COLOMBIA. SEAS TO 8 TO 11 FT S OF 15N.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 20N75W TO 11N83W. W OF FRONT S OF 
20N W OF 80W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. E OF FRONT FROM 
11N TO 14N W OF 74W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. N OF 17N BETWEEN 70W 
AND 84W AND THE WINDWARD PASSAGE NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT. FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 78W NE WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...E OF FRONT SW TO W 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 19 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT N OF 
20N E OF 96W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT. 
ELSEWHERE S OF 22N WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.09 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 27N82W TO 25N85W TO 23N89W. N OF 
COLD FRONT E OF 90W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. 
SE OF COLD FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. 
ELSEWHERE E OF 92W N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N E OF 95W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 28N E OF 88W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 22N TO 27N E OF 91W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 23N TO 26N E OF 88W E WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. N OF 24N W OF 92W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT 
EXCEPT TO 25 KT W OF 96W. SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

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FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK