000
FZNT02 KNHC 172209
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI 
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC WED DEC 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU DEC 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI DEC 19.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.
  
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.ATLC N OF 18N BETWEEN 60W AND 75W 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.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 27N60W 1010 MB WITH TROUGH FROM 
31N55W THROUGH 20N69W. WITHIN 360 NM W OF TROUGH NE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 18N W OF 56W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED. TROUGH FROM 25N60W TO 18N63W. 
WITHIN 240 NM NE OF TROUGH NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT. 

.ATLC N OF 27N BETWEEN 43W AND 50W SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 09N E OF 50W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. N OF 10N BETWEEN 50W AND 60W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 09N E OF 50W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT. S OF 20N BETWEEN 50W AND 61W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N BETWEEN 43W AND 48W S TO SW WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. FROM 10N TO 22N E OF 45W E WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN N OF 11N BETWEEN 68W AND 83W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 11N BETWEEN 70W AND 85W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 11N BETWEEN 70W AND 80W NE WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL S OF 13N BETWEEN 75W AND 80W.

.GULF OF MEXICO 06 HOUR FORECAST S OF 25N E OF 93W E WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SW OF LINE 20N93W TO 21N87W SE TO S WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN