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FZNT02 KNHC 232227
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC TUE SEP 23 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE SEP 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED SEP 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU SEP 25.

.WARNINGS.
...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.18 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONTAL TROUGH 31N75W TO 27N80W.
N OF 29N W OF FRONTAL TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 
BUILDING 14 TO 17 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONTAL TROUGH 31N75W TO 27N80W. 
LITTLE CHANGE TO WINDS AND SEAS.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC STATIONARY FRONTAL TROUGH 31N75W TO 27N80W. NW OF TROUGH
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N 
W OF 74W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING SECTION.....
ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONTAL TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING SECTION...
ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONTAL TROUGH NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH 31N75W TO 26N80W.
NW OF FRONTAL TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 31N76W 1006 MB WITH FRONTAL 
TROUGH TO 25N80W. W OF TROUGH AND LOW N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT 
WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT N OF 27N AND 8 TO 12 FT FROM 
25N TO 27N.
 
.ATLC AND CARIBBEAN LOW 20N69W 1008 MB DRIFT N TO NW.
WITHIN 240 NM N AND E SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS TO 10 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS NEAR NUMEROUS TSTMS.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...
22N69W 1004 MB. WITHIN 300 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 90 NM
W SEMICIRCLE OF LOW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...
26N69W 1002 MB. WITHIN 300 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 90 NM
W SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT.
ELSEWHERE N OF 24N BETWEEN 62W AND 70W
SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.  

.GULF OF MEXICO N OF 27N E OF 90W
NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 25N
NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 22N TO 28N BETWEEN 90W AND 97W
NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 

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

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.FORECASTER MT. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.