000
FZNT02 KNHC 222152
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC MON SEP 22 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC MON SEP 22.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE SEP 23.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED SEP 24.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC TROUGH 31N77W TO 28N81W.
W OF TROUGH NE WINDS TO 20 KT.  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH 31N74W TO 28N81W.
N OF 29N W 77W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH 31N76W TO 28N81W.
NW OF 31N77W 29N79W 28N81W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT
WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE
W OF TROUGH WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT
IN NE SWELL.
 
.ATLC AND CARIBBEAN LOW MONA PASSAGE NEAR 19N68W 1010 MB
DRIFT NW. WITHIN 150 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND SE QUADRANT WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS NEAR
NUMEROUS TSTMS.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...21N71W
1005 MB. WITHIN 210 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 120 NM S SEMICIRCLE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...23N71W 
1003 MB. WITHIN 300 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 120 NM W SEMICIRCLE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO 30 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N E OF 88W
NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 26N TO 28N AND FROM 28N TO 30N
BETWEEN 84W AND 90W NE WINDS 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 MT. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.