000
FZNT02 KNHC 170349
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI 
0430 UTC WED DEC 17 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED DEC 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU DEC 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI DEC 19.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.ATLC LOW NEAR 26N58W 1009 MB WITH TROUGH THROUGH 17N58W. N OF 
25N BETWEEN 58W AND 67W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.
  
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.ATLC EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS SECTION...N OF 18N BETWEEN 58W 
AND 72W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 18N W OF 53W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN NE AND E SWELL E OF BAHAMAS.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 24N62W 1011 MB. WITHIN 420 NM NW 
QUADRANT NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NE SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 18N BETWEEN 55W AND 78W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED. TROUGH FROM 25N60W TO 18N63W. 
FROM 20N TO 29N BETWEEN 62W AND 77W NE WINDS 20 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 18N BETWEEN 60W AND 76W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS.

.ATLC N OF 23N BETWEEN 42W AND 50W SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 
TO 13 FT NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF LINE 31N58W TO 07N42W E TO SE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 61W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST E OF 48W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT. BETWEEN 48W AND 62W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT 
IN NE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 26N E OF 44W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N E OF 62W 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. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 19N E OF 85W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL OVER ATLC PASSAGES.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. N OF 15N E OF 84W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 68W NE WINDS TO 20 KT.
SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. E OF 68W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT...EXCEPT TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL OVER ATLC PASSAGES. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 75W AND 80W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. OVER THE WINDWARD PASSAGE NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT...EXCEPT TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL 
OVER ATLC PASSAGES.

.GULF OF MEXICO STATIONARY FRONT 29N91W TO 28N94W TO 21N97W.
S OF 26N E OF 85W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WARM FRONT NW OF AREA. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 
TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT. N OF 25N W OF 90W SE TO S 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 CHRISTENSEN