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FZNT02 KNHC 142205
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI 
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC SUN DEC 14.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON DEC 15.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE DEC 16.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.ATLC 18 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N49W TO 18N65W. N 
OF 25N W OF FRONT TO 64W NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N49W TO 18N65W. N OF 
25N W OF FRONT TO 63W NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. LOW 1010MB NEAR 24N58W 
MOVING W 5 TO 10 KT. OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 360 NM NW 
QUADRANT NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 20 FT.
  
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.ATLC

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N52W TO 28N54W THEN STATIONARY TO 21N75W. N 
OF 26N W OF FRONT TO 65W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 
FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.18 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...ELSEWHERE W OF 
FRONT TO 75W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. W OF 
75W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT N AND E OF BAHAMAS IN E 
TO SE SWELL AND TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...ELSEWHERE W OF 
FRONT TO 75W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT IN NE 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT N AND E OF BAHAMAS IN E TO SE SWELL AND TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING... MOVING W 5 TO 
10 KT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N BETWEEN 58W AND 72W N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE OVER FORECAST WATERS 
BETWEEN 180 NM AND 660 NM W OF QUADRANT OF LOW WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. S OF 24N BETWEEN 58W AND 72W NW TO N WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF LINE FROM 28N72W TO 
27N80W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL E OF 
BAHAMAS AND TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

.ATLC E OF LINE FROM 31N52W TO 07N42W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF BAHAMAS AND E OF ANTILLES WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 30N52W TO 07N49W. N OF 12N E OF 
TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. S OF 12N E OF 
TROUGH E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE E OF ABOVE STATIONARY FRONT AND E OF LESSER ANTILLES 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE N OF 21N E OF 50W E TO SE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. E OF LINE FROM 21N50W TO 07N44W NE TO 
E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF 
LESSER ANTILLES WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 73W AND 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 15N BETWEEN 69W AND 73W 
AND ELSEWHERE N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT 
INCLUDING NE ATLC PASSAGES.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 73W AND 80W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. WINDWARD PASSAGE NE WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 18N BETWEEN 
67W AND 75W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 
TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL NE ATLC PASSAGES.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 73W AND 81W NE WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. WINDWARD PASSAGE NE WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. ELSEWHERE BETWEEN 68W AND 75W AND 
N OF 15N BETWEEN 75W AND 83W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT EXCEPT 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL NE ATLC PASSAGES.

.GULF OF MEXICO N OF 23N W OF 92W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 26N W OF 90W SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 26N E OF 88W 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 KIMBERLAIN