000
FZNT02 KNHC 240337
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC WED SEP 24 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC WED SEP 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU SEP 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI SEP 26.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.12 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH 31N74W TO 27N76W. N OF 30N W OF 
FRONTAL TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC FRONTAL TROUGH 31N74W TO 27N79W. NW OF TROUGH N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL N OF 28N.
.12 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 FRONTAL TROUGH 31N75W TO 26N75W. N OF 28N W OF 
TROUGH N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT IN NE SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
WITHIN 180 NM E OF TROUGH WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT 
IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N W OF 78W NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N E OF BAHAMAS AND 26N W OF 
BAHAMAS WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL.
 
.ATLC AND CARIBBEAN LOW 1007 MB NEAR 19N69W DRIFTING NW TO N.
WITHIN 240 NM E SEMICIRCLE OF LOW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS NEAR NUMEROUS TSTMS.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...1005 MB NEAR 
22N69W. WITHIN 240 NM E AND 60 NM W SEMICIRCLES OF LOW WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...1004 MB NEAR 
28N68W. WITHIN 270 NM E AND 90 NM W SEMICIRCLES OF LOW WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. 

.GULF OF MEXICO N OF 25N E OF 92W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 23N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF LINE FROM 25N98W TO 28N90W TO LINE FROM 
18N95W TO 23N90W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SESA TO 10 FT FAR 
SW. 

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

$$
.FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.