000 FZNT02 KNHC 180947 HSFAT2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI 1030 UTC THU DEC 18 2008 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 0600 UTC THU DEC 18. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI DEC 19. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT DEC 20. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .ATLC LOW PRES NEAR 26N58W 1010 MB WITH TROUGH FROM 31N58W 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 76W W OF WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED. TROUGH FROM 30N56W TO 20N61W. WITHIN 420 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 63W AND 75W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .ATLC E OF 55W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 23N E OF 50W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM LOW PRES NEAR 31N43W 1011 MB TO 22N47W. N OF 28N WITHIN 180 NM OF LOW 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 25N E OF 90W 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. $$ FORECASTER COBB