000
FZNT02 KNHC 181504
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI 
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC THU DEC 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI DEC 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT DEC 20.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.
  
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.ATLC LOW 26N60W 1011 MB WITH TROUGH FROM 31N58W TO 20N65W. N OF 
20N WITHIN 480 NM W OF TROUGH NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 
14 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 12N BETWEEN 55W AND 75W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED. TROUGH FROM 28N60W TO MONA 
PASSAGE. WITHIN 480 NM W OF TROUGH NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT WITH NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 18N TO 29N BETWEEN 60W 
AND 75W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. FROM 18N TO 27N BETWEEN 62W 
AND 75W NE WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. 

.ATLC FROM 12N TO 23N E OF 53W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST E OF 40W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 31N43W TO 23N46W. N OF 28N WITHIN 180 
NM EITHER SIDE OF TROUGH WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN N OF 10N W OF 68W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 10N BETWEEN 70W AND 82W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 20 N BETWEEN 70W AND 84W NE WINDS 
TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT S OF 15N.

.GULF OF MEXICO N OF 24N W OF 94W SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 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 LL