000
FZNT02 KNHC 292215
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI 
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC MON DEC 29.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE DEC 30.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED DEC 31.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC NE OF LINE 21N35W TO 31N55W NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 
TO 21 FT IN N SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS N OF 28N E OF 45W. ELSEWHERE 
N OF 21N E OF 65W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N 
SWELL. S OF 21N BETWEEN 50W AND 65W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 
8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N62W TO 26N80W. W OF FRONT 
TO 70W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF 28N E OF 
FRONT TO 57W SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. N OF 28N E OF 57W W 
TO NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 15 TO 21 FT IN NW TO N SWELL...HIGHEST 
SEAS N OF 25N E OF 42W. ELSEWHERE N OF 18N E OF 55W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL...EXCEPT 13 TO 20 FT N 
OF 22N E OF 43W. FROM 11N TO 16N BETWEEN 38W AND 55W NE WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 18N E OF 
61W...AND FROM 18N TO 22N BETWEEN 56W AND 64W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N40W TO 27N50W. W OF FRONT 
NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 
FRONT SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 11N TO 
17N E OF 56W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 07N E OF 62W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 
FT IN N SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 16N BETWEEN 66W AND 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO
10 FT...EXCEPT TO 13 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. ELSEWHERE S OF
18N E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT...
EXCEPT TO 8 FT W OF 75W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 70W AND 79W NE WINDS 
TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS LESS
THAN 8 FT...EXCEPT TO 10 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 75W AND 79W NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 

.GULF OF MEXICO WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 30N83W TO 25N95W TO 
18N95W MOVING SE 10 KT E OF 90W. S OF 26N W OF FRONT NW TO N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF FRONT W OF 90W N 
WIND TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST NEW COLD FRONT FROM 29N83W TO 26N97W. N OF 
FRONT W OF 88W N WINDS TO 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