000
FZNT02 KNHC 231019
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI 
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC TUE DEC 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED DEC 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU DEC 25.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N61W TO 26N70W TO 23N80W. 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 DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 31N43W TO 24N50W 
TO 19N69W. WITHIN 300 NM NW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 15 FT E OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT E TO SE 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. WITHIN 360 NM NW OF LINE 
FROM 27N35W TO 22N50W TO 20N70W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM 27N35W TO 22N50W TO
20N70W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.

.ATLC FROM 10N TO 25N E OF 61W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 21N E OF 61W AND S OF COLD FRONT
W OF 61W TO BAHAMAS NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 20N E OF 61W AND S OF LINE FROM
27N35W TO 22N50W TO 20N70W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

.CARIBBEAN N OF 10N BETWEEN 65W AND 80W
E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 10N E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 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 MT