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FZNT02 KNHC 151620
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI 
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC MON DEC 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE DEC 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED DEC 17.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.COLD FRONT FROM 31N50W TO 26N55W TO 22N60W. STATIONARY FRONT
FROM 22N60W TO 22N73W. N OF 28N W OF FRONT TO 65W NE WINDS
30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N55W TO 23N60W TO
21N71W. N OF 27N W OF FRONT TO 62W NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 14 TO 18 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. LOW PRES NEAR 24N61W 1010 MB 
MOVING W TO WSW 10 KT. WITHIN 360 NM NW QUADRANT OF LOW NE WINDS 
30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT.
  
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT TO 77W NE TO 
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. W OF 77W 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 31N66W TO 26N74W TO 23N80W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 30 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 9 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 76W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL N OF BAHAMAS.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...ELSEWHERE N OF 
22N BETWEEN 60W AND LINE FROM 31N70W TO 23N80W N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. S OF 23N BETWEEN 60W AND 75W N WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT EXCEPT TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS. 

.ATLC E OF LINE FROM 31N50W TO 07N40W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. FROM 10N TO 20N W OF 55W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT. REMAINDER AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN 
NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 31N55W TO 19N60W. FROM 12N TO 30N 
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 N OF 10N E OF 55W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT 
IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST E OF LINE FROM 31N50W TO 07N44W E TO SE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. REMAINDER AREA WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 70W AND 80W NE TO E WINDS TO 
20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS TO 9 FT. N OF 
16N E OF 85W INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. N OF 12N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT...HIGHEST ATLC PASSAGES. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 17N BETWEEN 68W AND 80W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. WINDWARD PASSAGE NE WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. E OF 68W NE WINDS TO 20 KT AND SEAS 
TO 9 FT ATLC PASSAGES.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 20N BETWEEN 68W AND 82W INCLUDING 
THE WINDWARD PASSAGE NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. N OF 
16N W OF 82W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. E OF 68W NE WINDS TO 
20 KT SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL ATLC PASSAGES.

.GULF OF MEXICO FROM 22N TO 28N W OF 89W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT. S OF 25N E OF 89W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N92W TO 26N97W. N OF FRONT N TO 
NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT N OF AREA. 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 MT