000
FZNT02 KNHC 070337
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI 
0430 UTC TUE OCT 07 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE OCT 07.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED OCT 08.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU OCT 09.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF MEXICO TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM MARCO NEAR 19.8N 95.4W 998 MB AT 0300 UTC OCT 07
MOVING WNW OR 295 DEG AT 6 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT
GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 25 NM N 
SEMICIRCLE...15 NM SE QUADRANT AND 0 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT 
OR GREATER WITHIN 25 NM OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 15 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION MARCO DISSIPATING INLAND
NEAR 20.7N 97.8W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. 
SEAS TO 12 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST...DISSIPATED INLAND OVER EASTERN MEXICO.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.GULF OF MEXICO EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 30 NM N OF 
T.S. MARCO CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...W OF 96W BETWEEN 
20N AND 22N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC FRONTAL TROUGH 31N68W TO 27N80W. NW OF TROUGH NE WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N56W TO 28N80W. N OF FRONT NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N51W TO 23N72W. NW OF FRONT E OF 
75W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN NE SWELL. 

.ATLC E OF 45W BETWEEN 16N AND 24N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 
8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST E OF 40W BETWEEN 16N AND 24N E TO SE WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO S OF 24N E OF 85W E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO 24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N93W TO 26N97W. W 
OF FRONT NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

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SCHAUER CLARK