000
FZNT02 KNHC 301602
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI 
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC TUE DEC 30.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED DEC 31.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU JAN 01.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N69W TO 27N80W MOVING SE 15 KT. N OF E 
OF 71W NW TO N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 28N 
WITHIN 540 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT 
IN N SWELL. N OF 28N BETWEEN 52W AND 60W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 21N TO 26N E OF 
70W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. 
FROM 11N TO 17N W OF 45W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N50W TO 24N59W...THEN 
STATIONARY TO 19N65W. N OF 27N WITHIN 300 NM W OF FRONT NW WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. N OF 28N WITHIN 
480 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NW 
SWELL. N OF 28N E OF 42W SW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN 
NW SWELL. FROM 10N TO 17N E OF 60W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 
14 FT IN N SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 31N37W TO 26N43W. N 
OF 18N E OF 53W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN N 
SWELL...EXCEPT 9 TO 14 FT N OF 26N. S OF 17N E OF 58W NE TO E 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL.

.ATLC 24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT OVER E GEORGIA. N OF 29N W OF 
75W SW TO W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N63W TO 26N69W...THEN 
STATIONARY TO NEAR E CUBA. N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT...EXCEPT N TO NE W OF 70W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL
...EXCEPT 10 TO 15 FT BETWEEN FRONT AND 70W. N OF 28N E OF 
FRONT TO 53W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 68W AND 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 70W AND 79W NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.GULF OF MEXICO DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT FROM SW FL TO
26N92W TO 18N95W. S OF 23N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.30 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 28N83W TO 27N88W TO 27N97W.
N OF FRONT WINDS N TO NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT MOVED E OF AREA. N OF 28N E OF 88W 
NE TO E 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 AGUIRRE