000
FZNT02 KNHC 171557
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI 
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC WED DEC 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU DEC 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI DEC 19.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.ATLC LOW NEAR 26N58W 1008 MB WITH TROUGH THROUGH 19N61W. N OF 
25N BETWEEN 58W AND 67W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 
FT.
.06 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 55W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT IN NE AND E SWELL E OF BAHAMAS.
.12 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 25N61W 1010 MB. WITHIN 420 NM NW 
QUADRANT AND ELSEWHERE N OF 22N BETWEEN 62W AND 72W NE WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 18N 
BETWEEN 55W AND 76W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE 
SWELL E OF BAHAMAS.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 23N63W 1011 MB. LITTLE CHANGE IN 
WINDS AND SEAS. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED. TROUGH FROM 25N60W TO 18N64W. 
FROM 20N TO 29N BETWEEN 63W AND 75W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 12 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 44W AND 52W SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 
TO 13 FT NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF LINE 31N55W 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 50W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT. ELSEWHERE BETWEEN 50W AND 62W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 25N E OF 45W 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 10 FT. N OF 18N E OF 85W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 10 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 9 FT. OVER THE WINDWARD PASSAGE NE 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT...EXCEPT TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL OVER ATLC 
PASSAGES.

.GULF OF MEXICO STATIONARY FRONT 29N92W TO 27N96W TO 23N98W.
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 OF 90W E TO 
SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 25N E OF 92W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT. N OF 23N W OF 94W 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 GR