000
FZNT02 KNHC 201003
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI 
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC SAT DEC 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN DEC 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON DEC 22.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.36 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT 30N84W TO 26N97W. N 
OF 27N W OF 93W N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 29N82W TO 24N98W. N OF 26N W 
OF 90W NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.ATLC TROUGH 27N58W TO 23N62W TO 18N66W. S OF 24N WITHIN 270 NM 
W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING TROUGH 23N68W TO 20N71W. WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC 24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 30N W OF 76W SW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N73W TO 27N80W. N OF 30N E 
OF FRONT TO 64W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. W OF 
FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS 8 TO 10 FT N OF 30N.

.ATLC 30 HOUR FORECAST N OF 20N BETWEEN 58W AND 66W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N BETWEEN 53W AND 63W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.ATLC 42 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 15N48W TO 25N46W. W OF TROUGH AXIS 
TO 61W FROM 10N TO 23N NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 15N49W TO 23N48W. W OF TROUGH AXIS TO 
65W FROM 10N TO 23N NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN IN YUCATAN CHANNEL AND FROM 10N TO 20N E OF 82W TO 
LINE FROM 12N71W TO 18N67W NE WINDS TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT 
NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA...WINDWARD PASSAGE...AND N OF 17N E OF 
71W. SEAS TO 9 FT SW PART.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 78W AND 
ELSEWHERE W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. N OF 15N E OF 67W E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO 18 HOUR FORECAST FROM 23N TO 27N W OF 95W S 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.36 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...N OF FRONT N TO 
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS TO 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...N OF FRONT NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT N OF 26N W OF 86W.

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

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FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK