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FZNT02 KNHC 261604 CCA
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI 
1630 UTC FRI DEC 26 2008

...CORRECTED FOR CARIBBEAN SECTION...

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI DEC 26.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT DEC 27.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN DEC 28.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING... 
.FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 75W AND 79W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 
KT...OCCASIONALLY TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 75W AND 79W NE TO E 
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC FROM 10N TO 24N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 
FT. N OF 28N E OF 39W NW TO N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 13 TO 16 FT. 
ELSEWHERE S OF 25N W OF 77W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF BAHAMAS SE OF LINE FROM 24N77W TO 
31N52W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR NEW COLD FRONT FROM 31N40W TO 28N50W TO 28N63W. NW OF 
FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. FROM 10N TO 23N W 
OF 50W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. E OF BAHAMAS 
FROM 23N TO 25N W OF 60W AND FROM 12N TO 18N BETWEEN 40W AND 50W 
NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. REMAINDER AREA EXCEPT 
ELSEWHERE N OF 27N W OF 46W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 27N35W TO 23N48W TO 22N60W. NW 
OF COLD FRONT E OF 60W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 
FT. FROM 12N TO 17N W OF 54W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 
TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF BAHAMAS TO 60W S OF 26N AND W OF 48W 
FROM 20N TO 20N NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. W OF 
BAHAMAS S OF 24N NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
REMAINDER AREA EXCEPT S OF 10N E OF 50W AND N OF 28N W OF 67W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.CARIBBEAN EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...N OF 10N E OF 85W NE TO 
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...N OF 10N E OF 82W 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT WINDWARD PASSAGE AND 
ELSEWHERE NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE NE 
TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT S 
OF 13N.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 20N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT S OF 18N. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N EXCEPT GULF 
OF HONDURAS NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT...EXCEPT 
8 TO 11 FT S OF 16N.

.GULF OF MEXICO FROM 25N TO 28N BETWEEN 93W AND 96W SE TO S 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N W OF 
92W S TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. S OF 25N W OF 
82W E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 25N W OF 94W S TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT. FROM 23N TO 26N E OF 86W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. REMAINDER AREA WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 
8 FT...EXCEPT TO 8 FROM 25N TO 27N BETWEEN 86W AND 89W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N90W TO 25N96W TO 22N98W. NE OF 
FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 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