000
FZNT02 KNHC 251020
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI 
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC THU DEC 25.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI DEC 26.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT DEC 27.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 27N35W TO 25N51W THEN STATIONARY TO 24N59W
THEN DISSIPATING STATIONARY TO 24N70W AND 25N79W. 
N OF FRONT E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO
15 FT. FROM 22N TO FRONT E OF 46W NE WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 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 10N 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 86W E WINDS TO 20 KT.
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST W OF LINE FROM 30N88W TO 21N97W AND
S OF 26N E OF 88W SE TO S 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 MT