000
FZNT02 KNHC 151559
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI 
1630 UTC SAT NOV 15 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT NOV 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN NOV 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON NOV 17.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT 30N84W TO 25N90W TO 24N97W. S OF 25N 
W OF COLD FRONT W OF 93W N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT SE OF AREA. WINDS LESS THAN GALE 
FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC N OF 29N W OF 79W S TO SW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N80W TO 29N81W. N OF 29N WITHIN 
240 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. NW
OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N74W TO 22N78W. N OF 27N W 
OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. N OF 28N E OF FRONT 
WITHIN 360 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT. ELSEWHERE SE OF FRONT TO 25N W OF 68W SE TO S WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN E SWELL E OF BAHAMAS.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 31N67W TO 20N75W. 
WITHIN 120 NM NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
N OF 28N WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC FROM 10N TO 24N BETWEEN 52W AND 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT NEAR WAVE. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 27N BETWEEN 
55W AND 75W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 21N BETWEEN 55W AND 66W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 25N 
BETWEEN 52W AND 68W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 18N BETWEEN 48W AND 62W NE TO E 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.ATLC FRONTAL TROUGH 31N36W TO 26N39W MOVING SSE 15 KT. N OF 28N 
BETWEEN 40W AND 49W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW JUST N OF AREA NEAR 32N36W 1006 MB WITH
TRAILING COLD FRONT TO 24N40W TO 23N52W. N OF FRONT N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST N OF 29N.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 31N39W 1001 MB WITH TRAILING COLD FRONT TO
26N38W TO 20N47W. WITHIN 150 NM SW QUADRANT OF LOW WINDS 25 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N W OF FRONT TO 49W NW 
TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. N OF 26N E OF FRONT 
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF FRONT
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT 
N OF 14N E OF 64W. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 11N E OF 66W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST E OF 66W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT
IN E SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN 18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 22N81W TO 19N88W. NW OF 
FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 20N75W TO 16N84W. NW OF FRONT N 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST S OF 18N.

.GULF OF MEXICO...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...ELSEWHERE NW OF
COLD FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT NW 20 TO 25 KT
N OF 28N W OF 90W. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT N OF 28N
W OF 90W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT SE OF AREA. S OF 25N N WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT S OF 25N W OF 90W...AND 8 TO 13 FT S OF
25N E OF 90W. N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 20 
KT FAR NW PART. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT LESS THAN 8 FT FAR NW
PART.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 23N W OF 93W NW TO N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS
TO 8 FT. S OF 25N E OF 90W N TO NE WINDS TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 2O TO 
25 KT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS TO 9 FT IN N SWELL.

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

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FORECASTER AGUIRRE