000
FZNT02 KNHC 301603
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI 
1630 UTC THU OCT 30 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU OCT 30.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI OCT 31.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT NOV 01.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N57W TO 25N63W TO NW HISPANIOLA. 
S OF 26N WITHIN 120 NM W OF FRONT NE WIND 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS 13 
FT IN N SWELL.  ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT IN N SWELL.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST  STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N57W TO HISPANIOLA. 
NW OF FRONT  NE WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT E OF 75W. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 20N W OF 60W  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS TO 9 
FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N56W TO 21N75W.
NW OF FRONT  NE WIND 20 KT.  SEAS T6O 11 FT IN NE SWELL.

.ATLC WEAK TROUGH FROM 10N43W TO 16M43W.  N OF 12N WITHIN 180 NM 
E OF TROUGH  E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  ELSEWHERE N 
OF 15N E OF 55W  E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  TROUGH FROM 12N46W TO 18N43W.  WITHIN 480 NM 
E OF TROUGH  E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  FROM 12N TO 
23N BETWEEN 50W AND 65W  E WIND 20 KT.  SEAS 8 FT.  ELSEWHERE N 
OF 12N E OF 60W  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS 9 FT IN MIXED NW 
AND E SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST  TROUGH FROM 10N47W TO 18N46W.  WITHIN 240 NM 
E OF TROUGH E WIND 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS 10 FT.  ELSEWHERE 12N TO 
27N E OF 50W  E WIND 20 KT.  SEAS 10 FT IN E SWELL.  ELSEWHERE N 
OF 13N E OF 61W  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN E SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN STATIONARY FRONT FROM HISPANIOLA TO 15N83W.  NW OF 
FRONT NE WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W  
NE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA.  SEAS 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 18N74W TO 
15N83W.  NW OF FRONT NE WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  ELSEWHERE 
N OF 12N  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  STATIONARY DISSIPATED.  W OF 80  NE WIND 20 
KT.  SEAS TO 8 FT.  FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 75W AND 80W  NE WIND 
LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL.

.GULF OF MEXICO  36 HOUR FORECAST  S OF 26N E OF 90W  NE WIND 20 
TO 25 KT.  SEAS 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  LITTLE CHANGE.

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

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES