000
FZNT02 KNHC 221450
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI 
1630 UTC WED OCT 22 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 OCT 22.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU OCT 23.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI OCT 24.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 26N W OF 75W E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL E 
OF BAHAMAS. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 24N W OF 74W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 24N W OF 74W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT N OF BAHAMAS W HALF.

.ATLC WEAKENING FRONT 31N53W TO 23N60W TO EAST CUBA. EXCEPT AS 
NOTED ABOVE...W OF FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN N 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED ABOVE. NW OF LINE 31N51W TO 
23N60W TO WINDWARD PASSAGE. NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT 
WITH N SWELL.

.ATLC FROM 20N TO 26N BETWEEN 45W AND 52W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 22N52W 1012 MB. WITHIN 360 NM NE 
SEMICIRCLE OF LOW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 29N52W 1012 MB. N OF 26N FROM 44W TO 51W S 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 12N TO 18N BETWEEN 65W AND 82W E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 18N BETWEEN 65W AND 80W E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. FROM 15N TO 18N BETWEEN 80W AND 85W E TO 
SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 18N BETWEEN 65W AND 78W. E WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.12 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF MEXICO N OD 25N E OF 90W E WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 25N E OF 90W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 
8 FT. COLD FRONT ALONG TEXAS COAST. W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WARM FRONT STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO 30N90W. COLD 
FRONT 30N90W TO 20N90W. NE OF WARM FRONT SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT. N OF 25N W OF COLD FRONT N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

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FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN