000
FZNT02 KNHC 170355
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI 
0430 UTC MON NOV 17 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON NOV 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE NOV 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED NOV 19.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.CARIBBEAN COLD FRONT 21N78W TO 20N82W TO 16N87W. FROM 21N TO 
22N W OF 84W INCLUDING THE YUCATAN CHANNEL N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 
40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N67W TO 21N77W. WITHIN 300 NM NW OF FRONT S 
OF 27N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT NE OF BAHAMAS. N OF 
29N WITHIN 240 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 
9 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N64W TO 20N74W. WITHIN 300 
NM W OF FRONT S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT NE 
OF BAHAMAS. N OF 26N WITHIN 270 NM W OF FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N62W TO 20N71W. WITHIN 
240 NM E OF FRONT N OF 29N S TO SW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 

.ATLC FROM 12N TO 18N BETWEEN 52W AND 62W NW OF THE ANTILLES NE 
TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 55W AND 61W NE TO E 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.30 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N75W TO 29N80W. NW OF FRONT NW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N69W TO 26N80W. NW OF FRONT NW 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT NE OF THE BAHAMAS.

.ATLC LOW NE OF AREA NEAR 37N33W 1004 MB WITH TROUGH FROM LOW TO 
19N40W. N OF 26N BETWEEN 40W AND 48W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 11 TO 16 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF TROUGH E OF LINE 
FROM 31N48W TO 23N57W TO 23N38W N TO NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 31N40W 1006 MB. WITHIN 300 NM S 
SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 20N E OF 50W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN N SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 29N38W 1008 MB. OVER FORECAST WATERS 
WITHIN 240 NM OF LOW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 19N E OF 52W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN N SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 65W AND 72W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN COLD FRONT 21N78W TO 20N82W TO 16N87W. NW OF 
FRONT...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT TO 10 FT. SE OF FRONT W OF 83W N OF 18N N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 20N74W TO HONDURAS AND NICARAGUA 
BORDER. NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 20N72W TO NICARAGUA. NW OF FRONT N 
TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO SE OF LINE FROM 27N83W TO 21N90W N TO NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF LINE FROM 27N82W TO 
24N97W N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST BETWEEN 21N AND 24N E OF 93W N TO NE WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST MERGED WITH AREA BELOW.

.GULF OF MEXICO 30 HOUR FORECAST NW OF FRONT FROM 29N83W TO 
30N90W N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST W OF 92W N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT.

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

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FORECASTER