000
FZNT02 KNHC 310854
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI 
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC WED DEC 31.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU JAN 01.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI JAN 02.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N54W TO 25N65W TO 23N80W. NW OF FRONT E OF 
65W NW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 28N E 
OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL. 
FROM 10N TO 16N E OF 50W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN 
N SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF 65W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT IN NE SWELL.   
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 31N37W TO 28N44W. N 
OF 27N E OF 50W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN N 
SWELL. S OF 15N NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL.
ELSEWHERE S OF 27N E OF 65W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED...CONDITIONS MERGE.

.ATLC N OF 29N W OF 75W SW TO W WINDS TO 10 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N78W TO 28N80W. W OF FRONT W TO 
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF 29N E OF FRONT TO 65W 
SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N68W TO 25N75W. W OF FRONT NW TO 
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. N OF 29N E OF FRONT TO 50W 
SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N51W TO 22N62W. NW OF FRONT E OF 
65W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 22 FT IN NW SWELL. N 
OF 27N W OF 65W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. BETWEEN 65W AND 78W SEAS 
8 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 10 FT E OF BAHAMAS. N OF 22N E OF FRONT S WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 22N E OF 60W NE WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. 

.CARIBBEAN FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 73W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 20N BETWEEN 65W 
AND 80W 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 FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 72W AND 78W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 17N 
E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO 06 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 29N83W TO 27N96W.
N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT 23N80W TO WEAK LOW PRES 
26N98W 1018 MB. N OF 25N NE WINDS 20 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 NELSON