000
FZNT02 KNHC 122201
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI 
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC FRI DEC 12.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT DEC 13.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN DEC 14.

.WARNINGS.
NONE.
  
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N72W TO 21N77W WITH SECONDARY FRONT 31N75W TO 
S FL. W OF SECONDARY FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
14 FT. BETWEEN THE LEAD FRONT AND SECONDARY FRONT N OF 28N W 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE BETWEEN FRONTS NW 
TO N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS. N OF 29N E OF 
FRONT TO 65W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT. N OF 20N E OF LINE FROM 20N47W TO 24N57W TO 31N62W E TO SE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 65W N OF 24N 
E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF BAHAMAS 
N OF LINE FROM 11N61W TO 16N35W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N63W TO 20N72W. W OF FRONT NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT E OF BAHAMAS. WITHIN 90 NM E 
OF FRONT N OF 29N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. NE 
OF LINE FROM 31N57W TO 07N35W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 
TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF BAHAMAS EXCEPT S OF 10N W OF 40W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N51W TO 23N54W. NW OF LINE FROM 
20N72W TO 31N52W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT E OF 
BAHAMAS. NE OF LINE FROM 31N49W TO 24N49W TO 08N35W E TO SE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF BAHAMAS 
EXCEPT S OF 10N W OF 45W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.

.CARIBBEAN COLD FRONT 21N78W TO 10N84W. WW OF COLD FRONT NW TO N 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 17N BETWEEN 70W 
AND 75W AND FROM 11N TO 15N E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT WINDWARD PASSAGE TO 15N80W TO 10N82W. NW 
OF FRONT E OF 84W N TO NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LES THAN 8 FT. E 
OF FRONT TO 75W FROM 11N TO 14N NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. W 67W N OF 11N E OF LINE 
FROM 11N79W TO 17N79W TO 17N87W TO 21N87W E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT SW PART.

.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT 25N81W TO 22N89W. N OF COLD FRONT
E OF 90W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. SE OF COLD 
FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 
24N E OF 94W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 25N E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF 24N W OF 91W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 25N E OF 90W E WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 21N W OF 95W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT. N OF 24N E OF 89W SW OF LINE FROM 24N81W TO 30N88W SE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 88W N OF LINE 
FROM 20N96W TO 22N88W SE TO S WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT N 
PART.

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

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FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK