000
FZNT02 KNHC 280903
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI 
1030 UTC TUE OCT 28 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC TUE OCT 28.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED OCT 29.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU OCT 30.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC FRONT 31N67W TO 22N80W. N OF 28N WITHIN 300 NM E OF FRONT 
S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. REINFORCING COLD FRONT 31N74W 
TO 25N81W. NW OF REINFORCING FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST MERGED COLD FRONT 31N64W TO 20N74W. W OF FRONT 
N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT WITH N SWELL. W OF 
FRONT S OF 25N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. N OF 29N WITHIN 
210 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT 31N58W TO 25N62W THEN 
STATIONARY TO 21N75W. WITHIN 120 NM N OF FRONT BETWEEN 65W AND 
79W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF FRONT E 
OF 75W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL.

.ATLC FROM 12N TO 20N E OF 45W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
ELSEWHERE N OF 11N E OF 60W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT 
IN PRIMARILY N SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 11N E OF LINE 31N41W TO 11N55W E WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT WITH NE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 11N SE OF LINE 31N35W TO 18N66W E WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 72W AND 77W NE WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W NE WINDS 
20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 70W AND 82W NE WINDS 
20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS TO 9 FT.
E OF 70W E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN COLD FRONT 22N80W TO 16N86W. N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 20N74W TO 15N84W. NW OF FRONT N TO 
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.GULF OF MEXICO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SE OF LINE 29N83W TO 21N90W NE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 25N WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 23N E OF 88W 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 LL