000
FZNT02 KNHC 020856
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC WED JAN 02 2008
SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS

SECURITE 

ATLANTIC FROM 7N TO 31N W OF 35W INCLUDING CARIBBEAN SEA AND GULF
OF MEXICO 

SYNOPSIS VALID 0600 UTC WED JAN 02
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU JAN 03
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI JAN 04

.WARNINGS.
...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.12 HOUR FORECAST W OF 85W INCLUDING YUCATAN CHANNEL N WINDS 25 
TO 35 KT SEAS 11 TO 16 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.S OF 28N W OF 90W N WINDS 25 TO 40 KT SEAS 12 TO 20 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT SEAS 14 TO 
21 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.ATLC LOW PRES AT 22N47W 1013 MB WITH TROUGH N TO 30N43W. S OF 
27N E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 
23N WITHIN 240 NM W OF TROUGH NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 23N E OF 75W NE WINDS 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DIFFUSE. N OF 23N E OF 54W E TO SE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 23N E OF 60W NE WINDS 20 
KT SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS E 40W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 23N E OF 45W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS 
8 TO 13 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 23N E OF 55W E WINDS 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT IN E SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS E 40W.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N72W 23N80W. NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 27N WITHIN 300 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N62W 20N73W. NW OF FRONT NW TO N 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SEAS 12 TO 18 FT EXCEPT TO 10 FT W OF BAHAMAS. 
N OF 26N WITHIN 360 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N51W 19N65W. NW OF FRONT N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SEAS 12 TO 18 FT EXCEPT TO 10 FT W OF BAHAMAS. 
N OF 27N WITHIN 300 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT.

.CARIBBEAN COLD FRONT 22N81W 20N87W. NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT SEAS TO 8 FT. FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 74W AND 80W NE TO E 
WINDS 25 TO 30 KT SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 18N E 
OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT SEAS TO 10 FT IN E SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 21N72W 14N83W. EXCEPT AS NOTED IN 
WARNING...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.  
FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT  
SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 21N71W 11N83W. NW OF FRONT N WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT SEAS 9 TO 16 FT. FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W 
NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N W 
OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DIFFUSE. W OF 65W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT  
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT 
SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...N WINDS 25 TO 30 
KT SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST N OF 25N W OF 90W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS 8 
TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT SEAS 9 TO 15 
FT N OF 25N AND SEAS 15 TO 20 FT S OF 25N.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 25N W OF 87W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SEAS 8 TO 13 
FT N OF 25N AND SEAS 13 TO 18 FT S OF 25N.
.48 HOUR FORECAST E OF LINE 30N85W 23N97W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

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

$$
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FORECASTER NELSON
TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER
TROPICAL ANALYSIS AND FORECAST BRANCH