000
FZNT02 KNHC 140345
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI 
0430 UTC SUN DEC 14 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SUN DEC 14.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON DEC 15.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE DEC 16.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.ATLC 36 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT 31N49W TO 25N54W. 
W OF COLD FRONT E OF 64W N OF 26N NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 
TO 17 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. LOW PRES 25N54W 1012 
MB. WITHIN 600 NM NW QUADRANT WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 19 
FT.
  
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N63W TO 26N67W TO 22N73W. W OF FRONT EXCEPT N 
OF 28N W OF 78W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT TO 20 KT W OF 
BAHAMAS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT EXCEPT LESS THAN 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS. 
WITHIN 90 NM E OF FRONT S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 9 FT. E OF LINE FROM 31N56W TO 20N49W TO 15N41W TO 03N44W E 
TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA 
EXCEPT S OF 09N W OF 46W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N51W TO 25N56W. N OF 24N W OF 
FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 17 FT....EXCEPT TO 8 FT IN 
NE SWELL W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N W OF 66W 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 30N50W TO 20N44W TO 08N35W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
9 TO 13 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA EXCEPT S OF 10N W OF 49W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...W OF COLD FRONT 
NW OF LINE FROM 25N54W TO 19N64W EXCEPT N OF 29NW OF 78W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 17 FT...EXCEPT TO 8 FT W OF 
BAHAMAS. E OF FRONT S OF 30N NE OF LINE FROM 28N53W TO 06N35W E 
TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER AREA WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...ELSEWHERE WITHIN 
540 NM NW SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. 
ELSEWHERE NE OF LINE FROM LOW TO 19N65W EXCEPT N OF 25N W OF 76W 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT...EXCEPT TO 8 FT W 
OF BAHAMAS. N OF 25N W OF 76W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT N OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE S OF 26N E OF LINE FROM 27N50W TO 
08N35W. SEAS 11 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.

.CARIBBEAN TROUGH 20N78W TO 11N82W. WITHIN 120 NM W OF TROUGH 
AND 45 NM E OF TROUGH N TO NE WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT OCCASIONALLY 
TO 25 KT FROM 11N TO 13N. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF TROUGH W 
OF 70W NE WINDS TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT WINDWARD PASSAGE 
AND ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. E OF 85W N OF 11N NE TO E 
WINDS TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 
TO 8 FT S OF 13N BETWEEN 75W AND 81W AND IN ATLC PASSAGES IN NE 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 11N BETWEEN 67W AND 83W NE WINDS TO 20 
KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT WINDWARD PASSAGE AND ALONG COAST OF 
COLOMBIA. SEAS TO 9 FT S CENTRAL PART.

.GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT 
S PART. N OF 24N W OF 91W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 
TO 10 FT NW PART.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 26N E OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT. N OF 27N BETWEEN 85W AND 89W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF 22N W OF 92W SE TO S WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 25N E OF 84W 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