000
FZNT02 KNHC 180915
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC FRI JAN 18 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI JAN 18
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT JAN 19
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN JAN 20

.WARNINGS.
...GALE WARNING... 
.GULF OF MEXICO 30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 120 NM W OF LINE FROM 
30N86W TO 27N91W N TO NE WINDS INCREASING 25 TO 35 KT SEAS 
BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST S OF 28N W OF A COLD FRONT N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT 
WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 40 KT SW SECTION. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.ATLC N OF 27N W OF 70W S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SEAS TO 9 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N77W 28N81W. N OF 28N E OF FRONT 
TO 70W S TO SW WIND 20 TO 25 KT SEAS TO 9 FT. W OF FRONT N WINDS 
TO 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT 31N73W 27N80W. N OF 29N E 
OF FRONT TO 65W S TO SW WIND TO 20 KT SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N W OF 70W S WIDNS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS TO 
8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N W OF 72W S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N W OF 70W S WINDS 20 KT SEAS 
TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N W OF 70W SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT SEAS 9 
TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT 
SEAS TO 8 FT.   

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N40W 23N52W DISSIPATING TO 18N62W.  N OF 28N 
E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. N OF 28N W OF 
FRONT TO 60W NW TO N WIND 20 TO 25 KT SEAS 15 TO 20 FT IN NW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N BETWEEN 60W AND 65W N TO NE WINDS TO 
20 KT SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  COLD FRONT 27N35W 23N40W. N OF 28N W OF FRONT 
TO 40W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT SEAS 12 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL.  
ELSEWHERE N OF 18N FROM 40W TO 60W NE WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS 9 TO 
12 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 20N E OF 40W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS 11 
TO 16 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N E OF 50W WIND LESS THAN 
20 KT SEAS 11 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL.  

.ATLC S OF A LINE FROM 25N35W TO 20N60W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT  
SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 18N NE WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
N AND NE SWELLS.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 22N BETWEEN 40W AND 60W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT SEAS 9 TO 12 FT WITH NE SWELL. S OF 22N W OF 60W E WINDS TO 
20 KT SEAS TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 17N BETWEEN 70W AND 80W E WIND 25 TO 30 
KT SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 18N E OF 83W  NE TO E 
WIND 20 TO 25 KT SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 17N W OF 80W SE 
WIND TO 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 70W AND 78W E WINDS 25 
KT SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT 27N83W 21N88W. W OF FRONT N TO NE 
WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS TO 20 KT  
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST  STATIONARY FRONT 27N83W TO LOW PRES 26N94W 
1011 MB WITH COLD FRONT TO 23N97W. NW AND N OF FRONT W OF 90W N 
TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SEAS TO 9 FT. S OF FRONT E OF 90W SE TO 
S WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST..EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS.. WARM FRONT 
27N83W TO LOW PRES 27N89W 1011 MB WITH COLD FRONT TO 19N96W.   
ELSEWHERE W OF COLD FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SEAS TO 9 FT. S OF 
WARM FRONT E OF 90W S WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NE FL WITH COLD FRONT FROM 29N83W TO 
26N90W TO 19N94W. EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...N OF 28N W OF 
FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS 8 FT. N OF 25N E OF FRONT SW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 25N82W TO 21N87W NW OF FRONT N TO 
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SEAS 9 TO 14 FT...HIGHEST SEAS SW 
SECTION.   

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

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FORECASTER RRG
TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER
TROPICAL ANALYSIS AND FORECAST BRANCH