000
FZNT02 KNHC 250344
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI 
0430 UTC THU DEC 25 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU DEC 25.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI DEC 26.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT DEC 27.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 29N35W TO 26N50W THEN STATIONARY TO 
24N74W. N OF 09N E OF 64W EXCEPT FROM 21N TO COLD FRONT E OF 50W 
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT E OF BAHAMAS. REMAINDER 
AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. S OF LINE FROM 31N44W TO 
25N80W N OF 09N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT. 
REMAINDER AREA LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 25N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. REMAINDER AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
14 FT IN NW SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN S OF 19N 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 E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
14 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SE OF LINE FROM 20N78W TO 16N83W NE TO E WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO S OF 26N E OF 86W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT. N OF 26N BETWEEN 89W AND 93W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 25N E OF 84W E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SW OF LINE FROM 30N88W TO 25N81W. SW WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

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FORECASTER COHEN/CHRISTENSEN