000
FZNT02 KNHC 150322
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI 
0430 UTC MON DEC 15 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON DEC 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE DEC 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED DEC 17.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.ATLC 12 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N49W TO 18N65W. N 
OF 25N W OF FRONT TO 65W NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N49W TO 18N64W. N OF 
26N W OF FRONT TO 62W NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. LOW 1010 MB NEAR 24N60W 
MOVING W TO WSW 5 TO 10 KT. WITHIN 360 NM NW QUADRANT NE WINDS 
25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT.
  
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N51W TO 28N53W THEN STATIONARY THROUGH 24N58W 
TO TO 20N73W. N OF 26N W OF FRONT TO 67W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT TO 75W NE TO E WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND TO 8 FT W OF 
BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT IN E SWELL N OF BAHAMAS AND LESS THAN 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.12 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 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E TO SE SWELL N 
AND E OF BAHAMAS AND TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...ELSEWHERE W OF 
FRONT TO LINE FROM 31N67W TO 23N81W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 16 FT IN NE TO E SWELL EXCEPT TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL W OF 
BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N W OF FRONT TO 76W NE TO E WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 3 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL N OF BAHAMAS AND 
LESS THAN 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...ELSEWHERE N OF 
24N BETWEEN 58W AND LINE FROM 31N68W TO 24N77W N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE OVER FORECAST WATERS 
BETWEEN 300 NM AND 660 NM NE OF QUADRANT OF LOW WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. S OF 24N BETWEEN 58W AND 77W NW TO N WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT EXCEPT TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS. 

.ATLC TROUGH ALONG 54W S OF 12N MOVING W 10 TO 15 KT. WITHIN 240 
NM E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
WITHIN 300 NM E OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 
8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC E OF LINE FROM 31N52W TO 07N42W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. FROM 12N TO 18N BETWEEN 56W AND 61W NE WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 
FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 30N52W TO 07N50W. FROM 12N TO 30N 
E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. N OF 30N 
E OF TROUGH WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E TO SE 
SWELL. S OF 12N E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE 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 31N50W TO 07N44W E TO 
SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 80W NE TO E WINDS TO 
20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
WINDWARD PASSAGE NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
ELSEWHERE S OF 15N BETWEEN 69W AND 73W AND ELSEWHERE N OF 15N E 
OF 76W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT INCLUDING NE ATLC 
PASSAGES. N OF 16N W OF 81W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 73W AND 80W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 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 8 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 
TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL NE ATLC PASSAGES. FROM 15N TO 17N BETWEEN 
75W AND 80W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 73W AND 79W NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. WINDWARD PASSAGE NE WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 18N65W TO 
11N70W TO 75W AND N OF 15N BETWEEN 75W AND 81W N TO NE WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT EXCEPT 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL NE ATLC PASSAGES.

.GULF OF MEXICO FROM 22N TO 28N OF 22N W OF 92W SE TO S WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT NW PART. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N E TO SE 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT W OF 85W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 25N E OF 86W E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 25N E OF 85W 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