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FZNT02 KNHC 212050
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI 
2230 UTC TUE OCT 21 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC TUE OCT 21.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED OCT 22.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU OCT 23.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 25N W OF 70W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT E OF BAHAMAS 
N HALF.
.24 HOUR FORECAST NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT E OF 
BAHAMAS. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 24N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT NW PART. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N NW OF LINE FROM 
31N61W TO 24N74W N TO NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N56W TO 24N61W. N OF 28N WITHIN 120 NM E OF 
FRONT SW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. N OF 27N BETWEEN 49W AND 63W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 26N BETWEEN 46W AND LINE FROM 26N60W TO 
31N54W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.

.ATLC S OF 25N NE OF LINE FROM 25N53W TO 10N38W E TO SE WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES 1015 MB NEAR 24N55W WITH TROUGH FROM 
IT TO LOW PRES 1012 MB NEAR 20N50W. WITHIN 240 NM NE OF TROUGH E 
TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES 1015 MB NEAR 22N58W. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 
330 NM N SEMICIRCLE OF LOW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE TO 
E SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 18N BETWEEN 66W AND 81W E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 18N BETWEEN 67W AND 80W E WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN E SWELL W HALF.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.GULF OF MEXICO S OF 25N E OF 85 NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 28N NE OF LINE 28N89W TO 23N85W NE TO E 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N91W TO 20N97W. NW OF FRONT N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. WARM FRONT 28N91W TO 26N86W N 
OF WARM FRONT E WINS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 
23 E OF 86W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT NW PART.

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

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FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN