000
FZNT02 KNHC 300821
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI 
1030 UTC TUE DEC 30 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE DEC 30.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED DEC 31.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU JAN 01.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N74W 28N80W. W OF FRONT NW WINDS TO KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT. N OF 28N E OF FRONT TO 60W SW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT. NE OF LINE 31N55W TO 21N35W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 
24 FT IN N SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS N OF 27N E OF 45W. ELSEWHERE 
FROM 21N TO 26N E OF 70W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN N SWELL. S OF 21N W OF 45W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN 
NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N53W TO 21N61W. N OF 27N W OF 
FRONT TO 70W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL.
N OF 28N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW 
SWELL. N OF 15N E OF 61W SE OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL. FROM 10N TO 15N NE WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 KT IN N SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N38W TO 24N45W. N OF 18N E OF 60W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 18N E 
OF 60W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL.

.ATLC 36 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N W OF 73W S WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N68W TO 25N80W. W OF FRONT N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT TO 60W SW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.  

.CARIBBEAN FROM 10N TO 17N BETWEEN 68W AND 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 70W AND 78W NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.GULF OF MEXICO FRONTAL TROUGH 28N83W TO 27N94W TO 18N95W. S OF 
25N W OF TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DIFFUSE. WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N87W TO 29N96W. N OF FRONT N 
WINDS INCREASING 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 NELSON