000
FZNT02 KNHC 232135
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI 
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC THU OCT 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI OCT 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT OCT 25.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N W OF 75W E TO S WINDS 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. 
.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC N OF 24N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 31N65W TO 21N75W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...W OF 70W E TO 
SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS  
NW PART.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WARM FRONT 31N77W TO 25N70W. N OF WARM FRONT 
TO 70W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...HIGHEST WINDS NEAR 30N. SEAS
SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. N OF 27N S OF WARM FRONT SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WARM FRONT 31N76W TO 23N65W. N OF WARM FRONT 
TO 65W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. N OF 29N S 
OF WARM FRONT SW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL.

.TROUGH FROM 10N56W TO 22N55W TO 30N53W. N OF 23N WITHIN 300 NM 
E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE TO E 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 17N TO 26N E OF 50W E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N48W TO 24N70W. N OF 25N W OF 
FRONT TO 70W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NE 
SWELL. HIGHEST SEAS N OF 29N. N OF 25N WITHIN 480 NM E OF FRONT 
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N41W TO 23N65W. W OF FRONT TO 65W 
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL. HIGHEST
SEAS N OF 27N BETWEEN 50W AND 65W. N OF 25N E OF FRONT S TO SW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 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 SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 18N BETWEEN 68W AND 80W 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 29N91W TO 21N97W. NW OF FRONT NW TO 
N  WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. NE OF LINE FROM 27N90W TO 
23N80W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. HIGHEST SEAS  
NE PART.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES 1011 MB NEAR 29N84W WITH COLD FRONT 
FROM LOW PRES TO 21N89W. N OF 24N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 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 COBB