000
FZNT02 KNHC 241615
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI 
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC WED DEC 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU DEC 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI DEC 26.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.ATLC S OF 21N BETWEEN 73W AND 74W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.CARIBBEAN SEA FROM 13N TO 20N BETWEEN 75W AND 78W AND THE 
WINDWARD PASSAGE NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS IN 
WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS TO 8 TO 14 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...COLD FRONT FROM 31N42W TO 
26N57W THEN STATIONARY TO 23N71W AND DISSIPATED TO 22N78W. NW OF 
FRONT EXCEPT N OF 26N W OF 78W E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 
FT...EXCEPT TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 26N W OF 78W SE WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS TO 8 TO 10 FT. SE OF FRONT N OF 11N...EXCEPT W OF 
35W E OF LINE FROM 31N41W TO 23N54W TO 23N35W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER AREA EXCEPT S OF 08N WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. SE OF LINE FROM 24N81W TO 
24N65W TO 31N49W AND NW OF LINE FROM 08N59W TO 14N35W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE SE OF LINE FROM 
24N81W TO 31N55W E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT LESS 
THAN 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS. REMAINDER AREA EXCEPT N OF 29N W OF 67W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 23N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. N OF 25N E OF 37W N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 13 TO 
15 FT. REMAINDER AREA EXCEPT NW OF LINE FROM 23N75W TO 31N56W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.

CARIBBEAN EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING....N OF 11N NE OF LINE FROM 
19N88W TO 19N82W TO 11N82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
14 FT. ELSEWHERE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 11N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 85W S OF 21N NE TO E WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS  8 TO 13 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 19N TO 20N FROM 79W TO THE WINDWARD 
PASSAGE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. FROM 11N TO 18N 
BETWEEN 66W AND 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. 
ELSEWHERE S OF 21N E OF 85W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO FROM 26N TO 29N BETWEEN 85W AND 90W SE TO S 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER AREA EXCEPT S OF 
22N W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT...EXCEPT 
LESS THAN 8 FT S OF 24N W OF 90W AND N OF 25N E OF 85W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 25N E OF 85W E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 24N W OF 93W SE TO S 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