000
FZNT02 KNHC 200340
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI 
0430 UTC SAT DEC 20 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT DEC 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN DEC 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON DEC 22.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT FROM 29N82W TO 
25N98W. WITHIN 60 NM N OF FRONT BETWEEN 93W AND 95W NE WINDS 30 
TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT.
  
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.ATLC TROUGH FROM 23N61W TO 18N64W. S OF 28N WITHIN 360 NM NE OF 
TROUGH NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL FROM 18N TO 23N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W.

.ATLC 30 HOUR FORECAST N OF 30N W OF 73W SW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N78W TO 29N81W. N OF 28N E 
OF FRONT TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. W OF 
FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN N OF 11N BETWEEN 68W AND 82W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 
9 FT IN NE SWELL FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 73W AND 79W. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 11N BETWEEN 68W AND 77W NE WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N E OF 75W E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO 18 HOUR FORECAST FROM 22N TO 27N W OF 94W S 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N92W TO 28N96W. N OF FRONT N 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...N OF FRONT NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT S OF 29N E OF 88W.

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

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FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN