000
FZNT02 KNHC 240258
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI 
0430 UTC FRI OCT 24 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC FRI OCT 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT OCT 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN OCT 26.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.18 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N W OF 75W SE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 
TO 13 FT. 
.36 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 12 
FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 31N62W TO 21N70W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT N OF 29N.
.18 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...W OF 70W E TO 
SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS  
NW PART.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...LITTLE CHANGE. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST WARM FRONT 31N76W TO 23N70W. N OF WARM FRONT 
TO 70W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...HIGHEST WINDS NEAR 30N. SEAS 
9 TO 12 FT. N OF 27N S OF WARM FRONT SW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 
FT IN SE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WARM FRONT 31N75W TO 22N65W. N OF WARM FRONT 
TO 65W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 29N S OF 
WARM FRONT SW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN SE SWELL.

.TROUGH FROM 20N56W TO 31N53W. N OF 24N WITHIN 300 NM E OF 
TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 17N TO 26N E OF 50W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N46W TO 23N70W. NW OF FRONT TO 
70W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL. 
HIGHEST SEAS N OF 29N. N OF 26N WITHIN 480 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT 31N41W TO 22N65W. W OF FRONT 
BETWEEN 50W AND 65W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT 
IN NE SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS N OF 27N. N OF 27N 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 70W AND 78W NE TO E 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT 29N90W TO 21N97W. NW OF FRONT NW TO N 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. NE OF LINE FROM 28N90W TO 25N80W E TO 
SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. 
HIGHEST SEAS NE PART.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 29N83W TO 21N89W. N OF 22N WITHIN 
240 NM W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT 26N82W TO 21N89W. S OF 28N 
W OF FRONT TO 93W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

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FORECASTER COBB