000
FZNT02 KNHC 221610
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI 
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC MON DEC 22.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE DEC 23.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED DEC 24.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.N OF 22N W OF 96W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT...OCCASIONALLY TO 
45 KT S PART. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.ATLC FROM 10N TO 22N BETWEEN 49W TO 65W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 13N TO 21N E OF 61W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGED WITH AREA BELOW.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N71W TO S FL. NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT TO 8 FT W OF 
BAHAMAS. N OF 29N E OF FRONT TO 62W SW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 26N65W TO 22N79W. NW OF FRONT 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT...EXCEPT TO 8 FT W OF 
BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT S OF 24N N OF 08N NE TO E WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF 24N E OF 50W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. FROM 11N TO 19N BETWEEN 
40W AND 54W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 10N EXCEPT N OF 27N W OF 78W AND N OF 21N E OF 
45W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT....EXCEPT TO 8 FT 
W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 27N W OF 77W SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
N OF 21N E OF 45W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N 
SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN N OF 20N W OF 80W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT. FROM 10N TO 18N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 75W AND 77W AND S OF 
17N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE 
N OF 11N EXCEPT S OF 19N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 10N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N EXCEPT WITHIN 45 NM OF COAST 
NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT E PART.

.GULF OF MEXICO...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...N OF FRONT N TO 
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT. S OF FRONT NE WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT SE OF AREA. S OF 21N W OF 95W NW TO 
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 21N NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 20N E OF LINE FROM 20N93W TO 29N96W E TO 
SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 93W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 26N W OF 95W S TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N SE TO S WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 
9 FT.

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

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FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK