000
FZNT02 KNHC 270844
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI 
1030 UTC SAT DEC 27 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT DEC 27.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN DEC 28.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON DEC 29.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING... 
.FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 75W AND 79W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N45W TO 27N65W. N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. SW OF LINE 20N35W TO 24N65W TO 27N80W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT E OF BAHAMAS. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 28N35W TO 24N46W TO 24N72W. N OF 
FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. S OF FRONT NE 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH 23N35W TO 20N50W. N OF 28N E OF 
50W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 
22N E OF 68W N TO NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY 
IN N SWELL. S OF 22N E OF 50W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT IN N SWELL. S OF 22N BETWEEN 50W AND 75W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. 

.CARIBBEAN EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...N OF 10N NE TO E WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 75W AND 79W NE WINDS 
25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 21N E OF 82W NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 21N W OF 82W E TO SE 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 75W AND 78W NE WINDS 
25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 21N E OF 82W NE WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 90W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 
9 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N92W TO 25N97W. NW OF FRONT N TO 
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. S OF 27N E OF 87W E TO SE 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N86W TO 25N95W TO 18N94W. S OF 
27N W OF FRONT N TO 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 NELSON