000
FZNT02 KNHC 251549
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC THU SEP 25 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU SEP 25.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI SEP 26.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT SEP 27.

.WARNINGS.

.ATLC GALE WARNING...
.LOW PRES 1003 MB NEAR 23N69W MOVING N AT 7 KT. WITHIN 90 NM E 
SEMICIRCLE OF LOW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...1002 MB NEAR 
28N69W. WITHIN 90 NM E SEMICIRCLE OF LOW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 
12 TO 18 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC FRONT 31N72W TO 24N80W. N OF 27N W OF LINE FROM 24N77W TO 
31N74W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN NE SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 23N E OF BAHAMAS AND N OF 25N W OF BAHAMAS WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N E OF 
BAHAMAS AND N OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 30N BETWEEN 74W AND 78W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
 
.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING SECTION...ELSEWHERE WITHIN 300 NM E 
SEMICIRCLE OF LOW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE 
FROM 19N TO 28N BETWEEN 62W AND 69W SE TO S WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING SECTION...ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 420 NM NE AND 270 NM SE QUADRANTS OF LOW WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N BETWEEN 60W AND 69W SE 
TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST LOW N OF AREA. N OF 27N BETWEEN 60W AND 69W 
SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT IN NE SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 27N E OF 73W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N BETWEEN 65W AND 74W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL.

.12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 30N BETWEEN 50W AND 56W NE TO E WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N39W TO 28N46W. N OF 28N W OF 
FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 28N35W TO 25N42W. N OF 25N W 
OF FRONT TO LINE FROM 25N56W TO 29N65W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL.

.GULF OF MEXICO FROM 23N TO 27N W OF 88W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 24N W OF LINE FROM 18N95W TO 24N90W N TO 
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 26N W OF 
LINE FROM 18N95W TO 24N90W N TO NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECASTS OF 21N W OF 93W NW TO N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN 36 HOUR FORECAST S OF 15N BETWEEN 68W AND 75W NE TO E 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECASTS OF 15N BETWEEN 70W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.