000
FZNT02 KNHC 290330
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI 
0430 UTC MON DEC 29 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC MON DEC 29.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE DEC 30.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED DEC 31.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 23N35W TO 21N45W. N OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT WITH N SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS NE PART. N OF 
20N BETWEEN 45W AND 60W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 20N W OF 60W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 9 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 30N55W TO 24N47W 
21N35W NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 24 FT WITH NW 
SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS NE PART. FROM 10N TO 20N W OF 50W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT WITH NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 17N 
AND E OF LINE FROM 20N70W TO 25N70W TO 31N55W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SECOND COLD FRONT 31N57W 26N70W. N OF FRONT NW 
TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF FRONT E OF 60W SW 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN NE SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS NE 
PART. FROM 15 TO 26N E OF 55W VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 26N E OF 60W VARIABLE 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.   

.CARIBBEAN...FROM 10N TO 17N 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 82W NE WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 

.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT 30N87W TO 26N95W TO 20N96W. NW OF 
FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT W OF 93W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT 29N83W TO 26N92W TO 
19N95W. 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 FORMOSA