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FZNT02 KNHC 271512
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI 
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC SAT DEC 27.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN DEC 28.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 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 31N40W TO 28N50W TO 28N70W. N OF 29N E OF FRONT 
W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. N OF FRONT E OF 
65W NORTHERLY WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT WITH NW SWELL
...HIGHEST SEAS E OF 50W. W OF LINE FROM 26N80W TO 26N70W TO 
15N40W TO 09N61W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
ELSEWHERE S OF 26N AND ALSO E OF 45W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 27N35W TO 21N50W. N OF FRONT E OF 
50W N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT WITH NW SWELL. FROM 10N TO 29N 
FROM 50W TO 70W AND S OF 25N FROM 70W TO 77W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT WITH N SWELL. ELSEWHERE SE OF LINE FROM 
31N65W TO 25N77W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
NORTHERLY SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DIFFUSE. NE OF LINE FROM 31N55W TO 
25N45W TO 23N35W NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT WITH 
NORTHERLY SWELL. FROM 09N TO 22N FROM 45W TO 65W NE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT WITH NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF LINE 31N55W TO 23N75W 
TO 20N70W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NORTHERLY 
SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS NE PART.

.CARIBBEAN...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING. N OF 10N E OF 83W NE TO 
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 17N FROM 72W TO 80W AND N OF 13N E 
OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT OCCASIONALLY TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST SEAS SW PART.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 70W AND 80W NE WINDS 
25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N E OF 82W NE WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO TO 10 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 90W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 
9 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 85W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
E OF 85W S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 20 KT AND OCCASIONALLY 25 KT 
STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT EXCEPT TO 9 FT STRAITS 
OF FLORIDA.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT ALONG TEXAS COAST. W OF FRONT N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. E OF COLD FRONT SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N90W TO 24N98W. W OF FRONT N TO 
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT 30N85W TO 21N97.5W. NO F 
FRONT ALONG MEXICAN COAST N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING FRONTAL TROUGH 30N84W TO 25N95W TO 
18N95W. WINDS LESS THAN 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 LL