000
FZNT02 KNHC 171547
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI 
1630 UTC MON NOV 17 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON NOV 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE NOV 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED NOV 19.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N65W TO E CUBA MOVING E 15 KT. S OF 27N 
W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NE 20 TO 25 KT S OF 
24N. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST S OF 24N. N OF 28N WITHIN 240 NM 
E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 31N64W TO WINDWARD 
PASSAGE...SECOND COLD FRONT FROM 31N75W TO 28N81W. FRONTS WILL
MERGE IN ABOUT 12 HOURS. N OF 29N WITHIN 240 NM W OF FRONT NW 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. S OF 25N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. NW OF SECOND COLD FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 30N WITHIN 180 NM E OF SECOND COLD 
FRONT SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST MERGED COLD FRONT FROM 31N62W TO 25N65W TO
MONA PASSAGE. N OF 28N WITHIN 480 NM W OF FRONT NW WINDS 25 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW
TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL N OF BAHAMAS
...AND 6 TO 8 FT S AND SE OF BAHAMAS. N OF 27N WITHIN 360 NM E
OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.ATLC LOW N OF AREA NEAR 32N39W 1004 MB WITH AN ASSOCIATED 
FRONTAL TROUGH SW TO 24N33W TO 20N41W. N OF 25N BETWEEN 39W AND 
47W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...HIGHEST N PART. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT 
IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONTAL TROUGH TO 52W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 28N E OF TROUGH SE TO
S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 31N41W 1006 MB WITH AN ASSOCIATED 
TROUGH SW TO 23N42W. WITHIN 330 NM SW QUADRANT OF LOW WINDS
20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. W OF TROUGH TO 52W WINDS LESS
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 
20N E OF 52W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N 
SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 27N41W 1010 MB. NE OF A LINE FROM
28N35W TO 31N45W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
ELSEWHERE N OF 17N BETWEEN 40W AND 54W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT.
SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.

.ATLC FROM 11N TO 16N BETWEEN 50W AND 61W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 55W AND 61W E WINDS 
TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN E OF 69W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN STATIONARY FRONT FROM E CUBA TO NE HONDURAS. NW OF 
FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST S OF 
20N AND NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 20N74W TO NE HONDURAS. NW
OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 KT...EXCEPT NW TO N 25 TO 30 KT S OF 
18N. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT S OF 20N W OF 82W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT HAITI TO 15N78W TO NORTHERN COSTA 
RICA. NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT...
HIGHEST S OF 18N.

.GULF OF MEXICO SE OF A LINE FROM 26N81W TO 23N90W TO 20N97W N 
TO NE WINDS 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS TO 
9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SE OF A LINE FROM 30N88W TO 19N94W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 KT...EXCEPT NE 20 TO 25 KT SE PART. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT
...EXCEPT TO 8 FT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST SE OF A LINE FROM 28N83W TO 24N90W TO 18N94W
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 90W NE 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT S OF 28N.

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

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FORECASTER AGUIRRE