000
FZNT02 KNHC 231601
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI 
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC TUE DEC 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED DEC 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU DEC 25.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N58W TO 25N70W TO 23N77W. NW OF FRONT NE 
TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS  8 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT TO 8 FT W OF 
BAHAMAS. S OF FRONT W OF 70W E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. N OF 12N W OF 
45W...EXCEPT N OF 27N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 09N NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 10N SE OF LINE FROM 24N81W TO 24N67W TO 
31N52W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT. 
ELSEWHERE...EXCEPT S OF 07N W OF 40W AND NW OF LINE FROM 26N80W 
TO 31N60W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.

.ATLC TROUGH 16N49W TO 26N49W. FROM 10N TO 23N W OF 49W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 09N S OF LINE 
FROM 19N65W TO 24N50W TO 24N35W E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
N OF 24N E OF 50W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGED WITH AREA DESCRIBED ABOVE.

.CARIBBEAN N OF 19N W OF 80W AND N OF 10N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT W HALF.
.24 HOUR FORECAST NE OF LINE FROM 17N88W TO 17N82W TO 09N82W E 
TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 29N E OF 84W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO FROM 23N TO 29N BETWEEN 91W AND 95W SE TO S 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. E OF LINE FROM 22N84W TO 
31N88W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 
25N W OF 95W SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 25N W OF 94W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 
9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N...EXCEPT N OF 28N E OF 86W SE TO S 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 25N E OF 84W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

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FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK