000
FZNT02 KNHC 130331
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI 
0430 UTC SAT DEC 13 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT DEC 13.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN DEC 14.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON DEC 15.

.WARNINGS.
NONE.
  
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N71W TO 21N77W WITH SECONDARY 
FRONT FROM 31N74W TO STRAITS OF FL. W OF SECONDARY FRONT W TO NW 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. BETWEEN THE LEAD FRONT AND 
SECONDARY FRONT N OF 30N 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 30N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH 
HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 20N E OF LINE FROM 31N58W TO 
20N52W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 11 TO 
17 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N E OF BAHAMAS WINDS LESS THAN 20N. SEAS 
8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N62W TO 25N65W TO 19N70W NW OF OF 
FRONT EXCEPT N OF 28N W OF 78W AND SE OF LINE FROM 29N63W TO 
21N76W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT E OF BAHAMAS. 
ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT E OF BAHAMAS WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 
8 FT. NE OF LINE FROM 31N53W TO 08N35W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE EXCEPT S OF 09N W OF 40W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT 31N50W TO 25N54W. LOW 
PRES 25N50W 1015 MB. WITHIN 180 NM NE QUADRANT OF LOW AND 
ELSEWHERE E OF LINE FROM 31N47W TO 23N47W TO 07N35W E TO SE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT. NW OF LINE FROM 17N63W TO 
31N52W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT E OF BAHAMAS. 
ELSEWHERE EXCEPT S OF 08N W OF 47W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 14 FT.

.CARIBBEAN STATIONARY FRONT 21N77W TO 10N83W. NW OF FRONT NW TO 
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. E OF FRONT TO 70W S OF 15N 
NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 18N73W TO 16N79W TO 10N82W. S OF 14N 
BETWEEN 73W AND 78W NE WINDS TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR 
COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. N OF 17N BETWEEN 75W AND 
84W INCLUDING WINDWARD CHANNEL NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. E OF 80W BETWEEN 10N AND 20N 
NE WINDS TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 
TO 8 FT SW PART.

.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT 24N81W TO 22N88W. N OF FRONT E OF 90W 
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 92W 
BETWEEN 22N AND 27N NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT E OF AREA. S OF 25N E OF 89W E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF 24N W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT NW PART. ELSEWHERE N OF 21N E TO SE 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 23N W OF 92W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 27N BETWEEN 86W AND 89W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 21N SE TO E WINDS TO 20 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