000
FZNT02 KNHC 132158
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI 
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC SAT DEC 13.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN DEC 14.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON DEC 15.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.
  
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N65W TO 25N72W TO 21N77W. W OF FRONT N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT EXCEPT LESS THAN 8 FT W OF 
BAHAMAS. N OF 28N E OF FRONT TO 60W S TO SW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT. NE OF LINE FROM 31N54W TO 28N54W TO 09N35W E TO SE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF LINE FROM 
10N61W TO 05N35W E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N53W TO 20N70W. N OF 24N W OF 
FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT....EXCEPT TO 8 FT IN 
NE SWELL W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N W OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT EXCEPT TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 30N E OF LINE 
FROM 30N49W TO 23N49W TO 10N35W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
10 TO 15 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA EXCEPT S OF 10N W OF 47W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 31N50W TO 25N56W TO 19N64W. NW OF FRONT 
EXCEPT N OF 28N W OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 
18 FT EXCEPT TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE W OF 
FRONT E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 29N E OF 
LINE FROM 29N50W TO 25N50W TO 08N35W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. LOW PRES 25N54W 1011 MB. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 
NM N SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER 
AREA S OF 10N W OF 50W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

.CARIBBEAN STATIONARY FRONT 21N77W TO 11N83W. NW OF FRONT E OF 
84W NE WINDS TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF FRONT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT S OF 20N. E OF FRONT TO 72W BETWEEN 11N AND 15N NE 
TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT SW PART. NE PASSAGES WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. FROM 11N TO 20N E OF 85W NE 
TO E WINDS TO 20 KT....EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. 
SEAS TO 8 FT SW PART.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 18N BETWEEN 67W AND 80W AND THE 
WINDWARD PASSAGE NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT 
WINDWARD PASSAGE AND COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS TO 9 FT. NE 
PASSAGES NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO S OF 25N E OF 85W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 25N E OF 90W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL. N OF 25N W OF 92W SE TO S WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 25N E OF 88W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT W PART. N OF 21N W OF 91W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT NW PART.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 25N E OF 84W E TO SE 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