000
FZNT02 KNHC 221037
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI 
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC MON DEC 22.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE DEC 23.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED DEC 24.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N74W TO 27N80W MOVING E 20 KT.
NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
N OF 28N E OF FRONT TO 65W SW WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N60W TO 24N70W TO CUBA
23N80W. NW OF LINE FROM 31N62W TO 27N70W TO 23N80W NE WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS N OF 26N BETWEEN 64W AND 78W FROM 8 TO 12 FT.
SEAS ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM 31N62W TO 23N80W LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT WEAKENING FROM 31N44W TO 26N53W TO
21N66W. BETWEEN LINE FROM 31N44W TO 26N53W TO 20N70W AND 70W
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT N OF 27N BETWEEN 50W 
AND 65W...AND SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE. W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.ATLC FROM 18N TO 23N BETWEEN 45W AND 55W AND FROM 10N TO 20N
BETWEEN 55W AND 60W AND FROM 15N TO 22N BETWEEN 60W AND 63W
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 21N E OF 45W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 24N E OF 60W AND FROM 17N 
TO 22N BETWEEN 60W AND 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 20N E OF 60W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 25N E OF 60W NE WINDS 20 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.

.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 27N80W TO 25N90W TO 24N95W
TO 21N98W MOVING SE 20 KT. N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT...HIGHEST W OF 94W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 23N80W 23N93W. N OF FRONT E OF 94W
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT BETWEEN 85W AND 94W...
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT E OF 85W.
.30 HOUR FORECAST FRONT E OF AREA. N OF 23N BETWEEN 88W AND 94W
E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. W OF 94W S WINDS 15 
TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. E OF 88W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 
8 FT. S OF 23N E OF 94W SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
ELSEWHERE N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 26N E OF 86W AND S OF 23N BETWEEN 86W AND 
94W SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

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

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FORECASTER MT