000
FZNT02 KNHC 080349
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC THU MAY 08 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FROM 07N TO 31N W OF 35W INCLUDING CARIBBEAN SEA AND 
GULF OF MEXICO

SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC THU MAY 08.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI MAY 09.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT MAY 10.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N59W TO 26N61W...THEN WEAKENING TO 23N69W. N 
OF 28N WITHIN 360 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS 
WITHIN 360 NM E OF FRONT N OF 25N AND WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT 
FROM 23N TO 25N.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N56W TO LOW PRES NEAR 27N57W 1012 
MB TO 25N65W. WITHIN 120 NM SE AND S QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 30 KT.
SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 300 NM E OF FRONT N OF 27N S TO SW
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS 
WITHIN 240 NM OF LOW AND WITHIN 360 NM E FRONT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES JUST N OF AREA NEAR 32N46W 1009 MB 
WITH COLD FRONT TO 24N55W. WITHIN 150 NM SE QUADRANT WINDS 25 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 360 NM E OF FRONT S TO 
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. N OF 27N WITHIN 300 NM W OF 
FRONT NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N38W TO 24N42W. N OF 27N E OF 
FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 28N WITHIN
240 NM W OF FRONT NW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.ATLC S OF 18N E OF 60W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
N AND NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 17N E OF 61W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8
TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 17N E OF 61W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT 
IN NE SWELL.

.ATLC 06 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N W OF 77W SE TO S WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N W OF 78W SE TO S WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N W OF 72W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 18N BETWEEN 75W AND 82W NE TO E WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 15N BETWEEN 65W AND 75W E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 17N BETWEEN 65W AND 79W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 18N BETWEEN 64W AND 79W E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO N OF 25N W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT. S OF 25N W OF 90W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN
8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N BETWEEN 85W AND 90W SW WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST S OF 24N BETWEEN 90W AND 94W SE WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 24N TO 27N W OF 95W SE WINDS TO 20 KT. S 
OF 23N W OF 90W E TO SE WINDS TO 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 AGUIRRE. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.