000
FZNT02 KNHC 241458
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC WED SEP 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU SEP 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI SEP 26.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.FRONT 31N74W TO 26N80W. N OF 30N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 
35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONTAL TROUGH NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH 31N75W TO 23N79W. N OF 27N W OF 
TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT WITH N SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 26N W OF 72W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF BAHAMAS W OF 75W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. 
 
.ATLC AND CARIBBEAN LOW 19N71W 1006 MB DRIFT N. WITHIN 270 NM E 
SEMICIRCLE OF LOW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...25N71W 1006 
MB. WITHIN 300 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 60 NM W SEMICIRCLE OF LOW 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...30N71W 1008 
MB. WITHIN 300 NM NE SEMICIRCLE AND 90 NM SW SEMICIRCLE OF LOW 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N BETWEEN 
58W AND 71W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST ATLC COLD FRONT 31N41W 27N55W. N OF FRONT E OF 
55W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT WITH NE SWELL.

.GULF OF MEXICO N OF 25N E OF 94W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 
9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 23N BETWEEN 85W AND 96W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 24N W OF LINE 25N90W TO 18N95W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 

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

$$
.FORECASTER COBB. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.