000
FZNT02 KNHC 160337
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI 
0430 UTC TUE DEC 16 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE DEC 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED DEC 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU DEC 18.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N51W TO 18N43W. N OF 27N W OF FRONT TO 
59W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT...HIGHEST NEAR FRONT. SEAS 12 TO 
18 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT DISSIPATED. LOW PRES 1009 MB 
NEAR 26N59W MOVING W TO WSW 10 KT. OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 
390 NM NW QUADRANT OF LOW N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 
19 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 25N61W 1009 MB. WITHIN 300 NM NW 
QUADRANT OF LOW NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT.
  
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT TO 73W NE TO 
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT...HIGHEST E. W OF 73W 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 S OF 23N W OF BAHAMAS.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...N OF 30N 
BETWEEN 54W AND 59W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 16 FT 
IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 18N BETWEEN 59W AND LINE FROM 31N68W 
TO 23N79W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT...HIGHEST 
E. ELSEWHERE W OF 59W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN 
E SWELL N AND E OF BAHAMAS AND TO 8 FT S OF 23N W OF BAHAMAS.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...ELSEWHERE W OF 
61W TO LINE FROM 31N69W TO 25N80W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 14 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND TO 8 FT S OF 23N W OF BAHAMAS. 
ELSEWHERE N AND E OF BAHAMAS E OF 77W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.  

.ATLC E OF LINE FROM 31N51W TO 07N43W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT...HIGHEST N OF 17N. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 
20N W OF 55W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. 
REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NE 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST E OF LINE FROM 31N53W TO 07N44W E TO SE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA N OF 18N WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT IN E TO SE SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 
LOW IN ABOVE SECTION. REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST E OF LINE FROM 31N51W TO 07N44W TO LINE FROM 
30N40W TO 28N35W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
REMAINDER OF AREA N OF 18N WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT IN NE SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 
9 FT IN NE SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 70W AND 80W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 
16N E OF 66W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. WINDWARD PASSAGE NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N TO 
18N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT INCLUDING 
NE ATLC PASSAGES IN NE SWELL. N OF 18N W OF 84W NE TO E WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM N OF 11N BETWEEN 68W 
AND 81W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL S OF 18N EXCEPT 
TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL NE ATLC PASSAGES. WINDWARD PASSAGE NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. N OF 16N E OF 68W N TO NE 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. N OF 18N E OF 83W NE TO E 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 79W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. WINDWARD PASSAGE NE WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL NE ATLC PASSAGES.

.GULF OF MEXICO STATIONARY FRONT FROM 30N92W TO 26N97W. NW OF 
FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. FROM 21N TO 25N 
BETWEEN 90W AND 94W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
S OF 25N E OF 86W E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WARM FRONT 30N92W TO 26N97W LIFTING NW. S OF 
25N E OF 86W E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT N OF AREA. S OF 25N E OF 87W E WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. FROM 20N TO 24N BETWEEN 89W AND 92W 
NE TO 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 KIMBERLAIN