000
FZNT02 KNHC 261540
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI 
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC SUN OCT 26.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON OCT 27.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE OCT 28.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N75W TO 26N80W. N OF 27N WITHIN 300 NM E 
OF FRONT S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. W OF FRONT NW 
TO N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 19N E 
OF FRONT TO 65W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N 
SWELL E OF BAHAMAS. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N71W TO 23N80W. N OF 28N WITHIN 
180 NM E OF FRONT S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. S OF 28N W OF 
FRONT N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. FROM 19N TO 24N 
BETWEEN 65W AND 69W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN N 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N67W TO 21N76W. N OF 28N WITHIN 
240 NM E OF FRONT S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. NEW COLD 
FRONT 31N72W TO 22N78W. W OF NEW FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT.

.ATLC FROM 10N TO 18N E OF 40W E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.ATLC 24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 20N E OF 44W NE TO E WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 20N E OF 47W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 

.ATLC FRONTAL TROUGH 31N46W TO 20N56W. NW OF TROUGH N TO NE 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 26N E OF TROUGH 
SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 19N 
TO 25N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN 
N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 18N E OF 65W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 31N48W TO 20N50W. N OF 29N 
E OF TROUGH TO 39W S WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 14N E OF 65W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT 
IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH ALONG 51W N OF 21N. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N 
E OF 60W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN N SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 72W AND 77W NE TO E WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.CARIBBEAN 12 HOUR FORECAST YUCATAN CHANNEL NE WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST NW OF LINE FROM 22N79W TO 16N86W N TO NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO STATIONARY FRONT 26N81W TO 21N87W. S OF 27N W OF 
FRONT TO 87W N TO NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW COLD FRONT 30N84W TO 27N97W. N OF NEW 
FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. S OF FRONT BETWEEN 85W 
AND 93W N TO NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT SE OF AREA. ENTIRE GULF N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.

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

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FORECASTER CANGIALOSI