000
FZNT02 KNHC 310931
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI 
1030 UTC FRI OCT 31 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI OCT 31.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT NOV 01.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN NOV 02.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N58W NW HISPANIOLA NEAR 20N73W. S 
OF 26N NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT E 
OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N W OF 55W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED NW AND E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST MERGED STATIONARY FRONT 31N54W TO 22N77W. NW 
OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT E OF BAHAMAS. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 20N W OF 52W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT 
IN MIXED NW AND E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH 31N56W TO 22N77W. NW OF TROUGH 
NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N W 
OF 55W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN E SWELL.

.ATLC REINFORCING COLD FRONT 31N64W TO 28N74W TO 29N81W. N OF 
FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT MERGED WITH STATIONARY FRONT.

.ATLC WEAK TROUGH FROM 10N47W TO 16N45W. N OF 12N WITHIN 180 NM 
E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 
12N E OF 55W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 11N48W TO 16N46W. WITHIN 300 NM E 
OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. FROM 12N 
TO 23N E OF 52W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 12N E 
OF 60W  WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND E 
SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 11N49W TO 16N47W. WITHIN 240 NM E 
OF TROUGH E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE 12N TO 
25N E OF 55W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE N 
OF 13N E OF 58W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN E SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN TROUGH FROM 20N73W TO 15N83W. NW OF TROUGH NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W NE WINDS 
20 KT EXCEPT 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. W OF 82W NE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 75W AND 80W NE 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO S OF 25N E OF 91W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 25N E OF 87W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 26N E OF 85W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.

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

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FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN