000
FZNT02 KNHC 260336
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI 
0430 UTC SUN OCT 26 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SUN OCT 26.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON OCT 27.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE OCT 28.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N77W TO 26N80W. N OF 28N E OF FRONT TO 
70W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 
19N W OF 65W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL E 
OF BAHAMAS. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N72W TO 23N81W. N OF 27N WITHIN 
270 NM E OF FRONT S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. W OF 
FRONT N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N 
W OF 60W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL E OF 
BAHAMAS.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT 31N67W TO 22N77W. N OF 
30N WITHIN 270 NM E OF FRONT S WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. S 
OF 25N W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN GULF STREAM. 
NEW COLD FRONT 31N76W TO 28N80W. NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC DISSIPATING COLD FRONT 31N44W TO 23N50W TO 20N65W. NW OF 
FRONT TO 65W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN N 
SWELL. N OF 26N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT WITH NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 31N47W TO 28N45W TO 20N51W. N OF TROUGH 
TO 60W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 
23N E OF TROUGH S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 31N47W TO 22N50W. N OF 20N BETWEEN 40W 
AND 62W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL.

.ATLC FROM 20N TO 25N E OF 40W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN E 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 23N E OF 40W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 20N E OF 47W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. FROM 10N TO 20N BETWEEN 47W AND 57W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN PRIMARILY N SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 12N TO 15N BETWEEN 70W AND 77W NE TO E WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.CARIBBEAN 24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 22N84W TO 20N87W. N OF 
FRONT OVER YUCATAN CHANNEL N TO NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 22N81W TO 
16N87W. W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT 26N81W TO 21N88W. N OF FRONT E OF 88W 
N TO NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT S OF AREA. S OF 26N E OF 91W N TO NE 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST NEW COLD FRONT 30N85W TO 28N97W. N OF FRONT N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. S OF FRONT E OF 92W N TO 
NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 26N82W TO 24N97W. N WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT ENTIRE GULF. SEAS TO 9 FT.

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

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FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN