000
FZNT02 KNHC 180812
HSFAT2

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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N78W TO 29N81W...TROUGH 29N71W TO 24N78W... 
RIDGE 31N50W 26N67W. N OF 29N BETWEEN TROUGH AND RIDGE S WINDS 
TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES 31N74W 1015 MB WITH FRONT AND TROUGH 
MERGED ALONG 29N73W TO 25N75W. N OF 29N W OF LOW AND FRONT 
NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 31N76W TO 23N78W. N OF 30N W OF TROUGH 
NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
 
.ATLC TROUGH 24N65W TO 17N63W. N OF 22N WITHIN 240 NM E OF 
TROUGH SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 24N68W TO 20N68W. N OF 22N WITHIN 240 
NM E OF TROUGH SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 16N BETWEEN 70W AND 78W E WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO FRONTAL TROUGH 28N82W TO 28N90W TO 19N94W. S OF 
2N W OF TROUGH N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 29N93W TO 19N93W. WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 29N93W TO 21N95W. WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

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

$$
.FORECASTER NELSON. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.