000
FZNT02 KNHC 222137
HSFAT2

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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT N OF AREA APPROACHING 31N. FROM 24N TO 28N W OF 
75W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N53W TO 22N65W. N OF 24N W OF 70W 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. N OF 28N BETWEEN 47W 
AND 56W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N48W TO 22N65W. N OF FRONT E OF 
65W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N W 
OF 65W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. S OF 24N W OF 
72W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. N OF 26N WITHIN 420 NM 
E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 15N TO 17N BETWEEN 80W AND 83W E WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. FROM 12N TO 18N BETWEEN 64W AND 82W NE TO E 
WINDS TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT ALONG THE COLOMBIAN COAST. SEAS 
TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 17N BETWEEN 68W AND 78W NE TO E 
WINDS TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS TO 8 
FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 18N BETWEEN 70W AND 82W. E WINDS 
20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO 06 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT ALONG TEXAS COAST. N 
OF 26N E OF 90W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM TO 29N90W TO 1015 MB LOW PRES 
NEAR 28N90W TO 18N95W. W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NE OF AREA. COLD FRONT FROM 30N85W TO 
21N89W. W OF FRONT N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

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FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN