000
FZNT02 KNHC 242136
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI 
2230 UTC FRI OCT 24 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI OCT 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT OCT 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN OCT 26.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.N OF 29N BETWEEN 75W AND 79W SE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 
14 FT.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...N OF 26N W OF 74W SW WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N W OF 65W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW COLD FRONT 31N78W TO 28N80W. N OF 27N 
WITHIN 300 NM E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 2O TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N W OF 67W AND E OF BAHAMAS WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N74W TO 26N80W. N OF 27N WITHIN 
420 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 19N BETWEEN 65W AND 73W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N50W TO 26N56W TO 24N65W. N OF FRONT N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 26N WITHIN 480 NM E OF 
FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N43W TO 21N59W TO 23N67W. N OF 
FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 25N 
WITHIN 420 NM E OF FRONT S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N44W TO 22N53W TO 21N65W. 
ELSEWHERE N OF FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N 
SWELL. WITHIN 180 NM N OF FRONT BETWEEN 50W AND 58W NE WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 10 FT. N OF 28N WITHIN 360 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. 

.CARIBBEAN FROM 12N TO 18N BETWEEN 70W AND 80W E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 78W NE TO E 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT FROM LOW PRES 1010 MB NEAR 30N85W TO 
22N87W. N OF 25N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT. N OF 25N WITHIN 180 NM W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 26N82W TO 21N90W TO 22N98W. N OF 
FRONT E OF 90W N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 25N81W TO 21N87W. WITHIN 270 NM NW 
OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN