000
FZNT02 KNHC 231552
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI 
1630 UTC THU OCT 23 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU OCT 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI OCT 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT OCT 25.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.N OF 24N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 31N66W TO 21N76W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST W OF 71W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...HIGHEST 
NW PART. SEAS TO 11 FT NW PART.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WARM FRONT 31N79W TO 29N76W. N OF 25N BETWEEN 
68W AND 77W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...HIGHEST NE OF WARM 
FRONT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. N OF 27N SW OF WARM FRONT SW WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS TO 12 FT IN SE SWELL.

.TROUGH FROM 10N56W TO 22N56W TO 30N50W. WITHIN 180 NM W AND 330 
NM E OF TROUGH N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN 
NE TO E SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 17 TO 29N E OF 50W E TO SE WINDS 
TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N50W TO 20N58W. WITHIN 480 NM E 
OF FRONT N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 25N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 
9 FT. FROM 20N TO 26N E OF 40W E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN 
E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N43W TO 22N52W. N OF 27N E OF 
FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 22N W OF 
FRONT TO 59W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 
22N BETWEEN 59W AND 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 
FT. 

.CARIBBEAN FROM 12N TO 18N BETWEEN 67W AND 79W NE TO E WINDS TO 
20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT ALONG THE COLOMBIAN COAST. SEAS TO 9 FT.
N OF 17N FROM 80W TO 85W E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 18N BETWEEN 69W TO 79W NE TO E 
WINDS TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS TO 9 
FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 18N BETWEEN 68W AND 78W NE TO E 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT 30N91W TO 19N96W. NW OF FRONT N WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. NE OF LINE FROM 26N90W TO 23N84W E TO 
SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT NE PART.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES 1011 MB NEAR 29N86W WITH COLD FRONT 
FROM LOW PRES TO 21N87W. N OF 24N W OF FRONT TO 94W NW TO N 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. WARM FRONT FROM LOW PRES TO 
26N82W. NE OF WARM FRONT E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 
FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 85W SE TO S 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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FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN