000
FZNT02 KNHC 281508
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI 
1630 UTC SUN DEC 28 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SUN DEC 28.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON DEC 29.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE DEC 30.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 26N35W TO 24N50W THEN TROUGH TO 22N65W. N OF 
FRONT AND TROUGH E OF 55W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT 
WITH N SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS NE PART. N OF TROUGH BETWEEN 55W AND 
65W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 
10N TO 24N W OF 52W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT WITH NE 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF 75W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN N 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT E OF AREA. NE OF LINE 30N57W TO 20N35W 
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 20 FT WITH NW SWELL. FROM 10N 
TO 21N W OF 50W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT WITH NE 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 21N AND SE OF LINE FROM 30N57W TO 21N76W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N E OF 70W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 22 FT IN NW TO N SWELL....HIGHEST SEAS E OF 55W. 
ELSEWHERE NE OF LINE FROM 29N57W TO 20N50W TO 17N35W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 21 FT N SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS NE PART. 
FROM 10N TO 15N NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT WITH N SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 15N TO 21N E OF 65W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT IN N SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN...N OF 10N E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT AND TO 
30 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 17N E OF 70W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
8 FT. FROM 10N TO 17N FROM 70W TO 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT 
AND TO 30 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 73W AND 80W NE WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 15N W OF 75W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.

.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT 30N89W TO 25N97W TO 22N98W. NW OF 
FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT W OF 94W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT 30N85W TO 24N95W TO 
18N95W. NW OF FRONT W OF 90W N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DIFFUSE. 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