000
FZNT02 KNHC 270333
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI 
0430 UTC MON OCT 27 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON OCT 27.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE OCT 28.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED OCT 29.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N70W TO 25N80W. N OF 26N WITHIN 210 NM E 
OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N69W TO 23N79W. N OF 28N WITHIN 
210 NM E OF FRONT S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. NEW COLD 
FRONT 31N76W TO 28N81W. NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT. FROM 23N TO 26N W OF 78W N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 
9 FT IN GULF STREAM. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONTS MERGED FROM 31N64W TO WINDWARD 
PASSAGE. NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 
28N WITHIN 210 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 
9 FT. 

.ATLC TROUGH 31N42W TO 24N46W TO 20N55W. FROM 20N TO 22N BETWEEN 
TROUGH AND 65W E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE 
N OF 18N E OF 67W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 29N48W TO 24N50W. WITHIN 60 NM E 
OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 22N BETWEEN 40W TO 60W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 29N53W TO 25N55W. WITHIN 90 NM E 
OF TROUGH SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 

.ATLC FROM 10N TO 18N E OF 45W E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.ATLC 24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 20N E OF 50W E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 11N TO 22N E OF 50W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 

.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 YUCATAN CHANNEL NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 22N80W TO 16N87W. NW OF FRONT 
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 20N76W TO 16N85W. NW OF 
FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO STATIONARY FRONT 25N81W TO 21N87W. S OF 27N W OF 
FRONT TO 87W N TO NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST NEW COLD FRONT 30N85W TO 27N97W. N OF FRONT N 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. S OF FRONT E OF 95W N TO 
NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 27N82W TO 23N97W. N OF FRONT N 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS TO 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT SE OF AREA. SE OF LINE 29N89W TO 
25N97W 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 CHRISTENSEN