000
FZNT02 KNHC 262217
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI 
2230 UTC FRI DEC 26 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC FRI DEC 26.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT DEC 27.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 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 9 TO 13 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC FROM 08N TO 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
N OF 26N E OF 41W NW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW 
SWELL. S OF 08N WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR NEW COLD FRONT FROM 31N37W TO 28N75W. N OF FRONT N TO 
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. FROM 09N TO 26N NE WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT...HIGHEST WEST. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT E OF BAHAMAS. S OF 
09N WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 25N35W TO 22N74W. N OF COLD 
FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT E 
OF 46W. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. FROM 10N TO 17N W OF 51W NE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 51W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL.

.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...LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 20N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N E OF 90W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N87W TO 21N97W. NW OF FRONT NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

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FORECASTER COHEN/CHRISTENSEN