000
FZNT02 KNHC 180315
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI 
0430 UTC THU DEC 18 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU DEC 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI DEC 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT DEC 20.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.
  
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.ATLC LOW PRES NEAR 26N58W 1010 MB WITH TROUGH FROM 31N57W TO 
20N62W. WITHIN 480 NM NW OF TROUGH NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 
TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 12N BETWEEN 55W AND 75W W OF WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED. TROUGH FROM 31N57W TO 20N61W. 
WITHIN 480 NM NW OF TROUGH NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT 
IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 12N BETWEEN 55W AND 75W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. FROM 18N TO 27N BETWEEN 61W 
AND 75W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. FROM 15N TO 22N 
BETWEEN 52W AND 61W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.ATLC E OF 55W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST E OF 50W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 31N44W TO 26N45W. N OF 28N WITHIN 
180 NM E OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
FROM 08N TO 22N E OF 43W NE 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 S OF 26N 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 TO 
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