000
FZNT02 KNHC 250339
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI 
0430 UTC SAT OCT 25 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT OCT 25.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN OCT 26.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON OCT 27.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.N OF 28N W OF 75W SE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.  
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...N OF 18N W OF 65W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT E OF BAHAMAS. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW COLD FRONT 31N78W TO 28N80W. N OF 27N 
WITHIN 300 NM E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N W OF 63W AND E OF BAHAMAS WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N74W TO 26N80W. N OF 27N WITHIN 
420 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 19N BETWEEN 65W AND 73W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N50W TO 26N56W TO 24N65W. N OF FRONT N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 26N WITHIN 480 NM E OF 
FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N43W TO 21N59W TO 23N63W. N OF 
FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 25N 
WITHIN 420 NM E OF FRONT S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT 31N43W TO 22N51W TO 
21N65W. WITHIN 120 NM N OF FRONT BETWEEN 50W AND 56W NE WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 28N WITHIN 360 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. 

.ATLC FROM 18N TO 25N E OF 40W E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 19N TO 25N E OF 38W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 25N E OF 40W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 12N TO 18N BETWEEN 70W AND 80W E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 78W NE TO E 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT FROM LOW PRES 1010 MB NEAR 30N83W TO 
22N87W. N OF 25N WITHIN 180 NM W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 26N82W TO 21N87W. N OF FRONT 
E OF 90W N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 25N81W TO 20N87W. WITHIN 270 NM NW 
OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

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FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN