000
FZNT02 KNHC 310309
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI 
0430 UTC WED DEC 31 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED DEC 31.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU JAN 01.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI JAN 02.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N56W TO 27N68W TO 25N80W. NW OF FRONT E 
OF 68W NW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 28N 
E OF FRONT TO 42W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN 
N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 12N E OF 60W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT 12 TO 18 FT N OF 18N E OF 52W IN NE SWELL.   
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 31N42W TO 28N49W 
THEN STATIONARY TO 27N57W. N OF 28N E OF FRONT SW WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF 64W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. S OF 17N E OF 60W NE TO E 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL. EXCEPT AS NOTED 
BELOW...E OF 60W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED 
NW AND NE SWELL...EXCEPT 12 TO 16 FT N OF 27N E OF 48W IN NW 
SWELL.

.ATLC 12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT OVER SE U.S. N OF 29N W OF 75W 
SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N74W TO 27N81W. W OF FRONT 
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. N OF 29N E OF FRONT TO 64W 
SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N56W TO 25N68W THEN 
STATIONARY TO CENTRAL BAHAMAS. NW OF FRONT E OF 75W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 
FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 29N 
E OF FRONT TO 50W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW 
SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 73W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 16N BETWEEN 72W 
AND 82W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.GULF OF MEXICO 12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N83W TO 
27N97W. N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 27N82W TO 25N98W. N OF FRONT N 
TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 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 CANGIALOSI