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FZNT02 KNHC 161548
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI 
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC TUE DEC 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED DEC 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU DEC 18.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N54W TO 25N54W TO 20N58W TO 18N65W.
N OF 27N W OF FRONT TO 60W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 12 TO 17 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. LOW PRES NEAR 25N61W 1009 MB 
MOVING W TO WSW 10 KT. OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 360 NM NW 
QUADRANT OF LOW N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.
  
.SYNOPSIS AND 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...HIGHEST E.
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...N OF 22N 
BETWEEN 60W AND 72W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT 
IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 22N W OF 72W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 22N64W 1011 MB. WITHIN 480 NM
W SEMICIRCLE AND ELSEWHERE N OF 22N BETWEEN 64W AND 75W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 22N W OF 
75W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT E OF BAHAMAS. N OF 22N FROM 
75W TO 78W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.  

.ATLC E OF LINE FROM 31N54W TO 07N41W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO
25 KT...HIGHEST N OF 20N. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL...HIGHEST 
SEAS N OF 20N. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST E OF LINE FROM 31N53W TO 07N40W E TO SE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT...HIGHEST FAR N. REMAINDER OF AREA 
N OF 20N WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN E TO SE 
SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA S OF 20N WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 25N E OF 46W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 20N BETWEEN 
58W AND 65W.

.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. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 18N BETWEEN 66W AND 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT ATLC PASSAGES IN NE SWELL. 
N OF 18N W OF 82W 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 N OF 11N BETWEEN 68W AND 
81W NE WINDS 20 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS TO 9 FT 
IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL ATLC PASSAGES. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 74W AND 79W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 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 COLD FRONT 30N89W TO 26N95W TO 22N98W.
NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 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 NW OF AREA.
S OF 25N E OF 87W E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT N OF AREA.
S OF 25N E OF 92W 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 MT