000
FZNT02 KNHC 220333
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI 
0430 UTC MON DEC 22 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON DEC 22.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE DEC 23.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED DEC 24.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 30N77W TO 28N81W MOVING E 20 KT. N OF 29N 
W OF 64W SW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N68WW TO 25N72W...THEN 
STATIONARY TO E CUBA. N OF 28N E OF FRONT TO 60W SW WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT. S OF 28N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 10 FT. N OF 28N WITHIN 240 NM W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN N S SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT WEAKENING FROM 31N49W TO 27N56W. W 
OF FRONT TO 67W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. S OF 28N 
W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL E 
OF BAHAMAS...AND TO 9 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE N OF 28N
BETWEEN 67W AND 79W...AND SE OF FRONT TO 24N W OF 50W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT...EXCEPT E TO SE 20 KT BETWEEN 76W AND 79W. SEAS TO  
8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL...HIGHEST BETWEEN 67W AND 72W.

.ATLC FROM 14N TO 22N BETWEEN 50W AND 60W AND FROM 19N TO 26N 
BETWEEN 42W AND 50W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 24N E OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST E OF 45W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST 10N TO 24N E OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST E OF 45W.

.CARIBBEAN E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 12N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT. N OF 20N W OF 79W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 11N E OF 81W INCLUDING ATLC PASSAGES...
AND ALSO N OF 18N W OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT FROM 28N84W TO 26N90W TO 25N98W 
MOVING SE 20 KT. N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
13 FT...HIGHEST W OF 94W.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 24N83W TO 22N88W TO 21N97W. N 
OF FRONT NE TO E 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT...EXCEPT 10 TO 15 
FT BETWEEN FRONT AND 28N.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT E OF AREA. COASTAL TROUGH ALONG
96W FROM 21N TO 28N. E OF TROUGH TO 93W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 21N E OF TROUGH
TO 83W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST 
BETWEEN 86W AND 93W. N OF 28N E OF 96W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 22N W OF 87W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT 
S OF 26N E OF 87W. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

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

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FORECASTER AGUIRRE