000
FZNT02 KNHC 240333
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI 
0430 UTC WED DEC 24 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED DEC 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU DEC 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI DEC 26.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N51W TO 24N65W THEN STATIONARY TO 
23N79W. N OF 28N W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 
8 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT...EXCEPT TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS. FROM 10N TO 24N NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 28N35W TO 22N65W. N OF 25N 
E OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. N OF 25N W 
OF 65W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. FROM 10N 
TO 25N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH DISSIPATED. N OF 25N E OF 50W N 
TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NE SWELL. FROM 10N 
TO 25N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.

.CARIBBEAN N OF 11N E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT E OF 
83W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
15 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST E OF 85W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
14 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO N OF 20N W OF 90W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. E OF 90W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 25N E OF 85W E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

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FORECASTER