000
FZNT02 KNHC 141028
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI 
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC SUN DEC 14.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON DEC 15.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE DEC 16.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.ATLC 30 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT 31N49W TO 25N60W
TO 21N70W. N OF 26N W OF FRONT TO 65W NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 
11 TO 17 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. LOW PRES 25N55W 1012 
MB. OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 480 NM NW QUADRANT NE WINDS 30 
TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT.
  
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N59W TO WINDWARD PASSAGE. NW 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 12 FT...EXCEPT LESS THAN 8 FT W OF 
BAHAMAS. 
E OF LINE FROM 31N55W TO 20N46W TO 07N40W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA EXCEPT S OF 09N W OF 50W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N50W TO 25N60W TO 21N72W. N OF 
24N W OF FRONT TO 76W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT...
EXCEPT TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N W OF 65W NE TO 
E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT EXCEPT TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 
31N E OF LINE FROM 31N50W TO 20N44W TO 08N35W E TO SE WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...W OF COLD FRONT 
EXCEPT N OF 27N W OF 75W 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 31N NE OF LINE 
FROM 28N53W TO 06N35W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 
FT. REMAINDER AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...ELSEWHERE OVER 
FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 600 NM NW SEMICIRCLE OF LOW WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM LOW TO 19N65W 
EXCEPT N OF 27N W OF 76W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 
14 FT...EXCEPT TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 27N 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 N 
TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF TROUGH W OF 68W 
NE WINDS TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT WINDWARD PASSAGE AND 
ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. N OF 11N E OF 80W 
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 OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W...AND ATLC 
PASSAGES. 

.GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT 
S PART. N OF 21N W OF 90W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 
TO 11 FT NW PART.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 22N W OF 90W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 
9 FT. N OF 26N BETWEEN 85W AND 89W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 
8 FT. S OF 26N E OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
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.

$$
FORECASTER COBB