000
FZNT02 KNHC 201457
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI 
1630 UTC MON OCT 20 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON OCT 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE OCT 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED OCT 22.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N63W TO 22N78W. N OF 287 W OF FRONT N TO NE 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N58W TO 22N77W. N OF 25N W OF 
FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING FRONT 31N53W TO 25N70W. WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC FROM 12N TO 18N BETWEEN 45W AND 60W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 FT. FROM 15N TO 20N E OF 45W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM FROM 17N TO 22N E OF 45W E TO SE WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 16N BETWEEN 70W AND 78W E WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 17N BETWEEN 70W AND 80W E WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.GULF OF MEXICO S OF 25N E OF 90W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 23N E OF 87W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

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FORECASTER DGS