000
FZNT02 KNHC 230354
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI 
0430 UTC TUE DEC 23 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE DEC 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED DEC 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU DEC 25.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.ATLC FROM 09N TO 23N E OF 61W E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 23N E OF 61W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 20N E OF 61W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N65W TO 23N81W. NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT N AND E OF BAHAMAS. N OF 
29N E OF FRONT TO 55W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N47W TO 26N65W THEN DIFFUSE 
TO 22N79W. NW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 
FT E OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE FROM 23N TO FRONT W OF 50W E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 29N35W TO 24N60W. WITHIN 360 NM NW 
OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 
20N TO 27N W OF 40W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT 
E OF BAHAMAS. 

.CARIBBEAN N OF 10N BETWEEN 65W AND 80W E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 10N E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.GULF OF MEXICO N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 
30 KT S OF 23N W OF 96W. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. S OF FRONT NE WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT SE OF AREA. N OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 23N SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

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FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN