000
FZNT02 KNHC 200313
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI 
0430 UTC THU NOV 20 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC THU NOV 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI NOV 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT NOV 22.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N58W TO 24N65W TO HAITI MOVING SE 25 KT. 
N OF 30N W OF COLD FRONT TO 69W NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 
21 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...W OF COLD FRONT TO 75W NW TO 
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT N AND E OF BAHAMAS IN N 
SWELL. BETWEEN 75W AND 79W N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
NE SWELL N AND E OF BAHAMAS.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N49W TO 22N60W TO E 
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. S OF 24N W OF FRONT TO 78W NE WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT N AND E OF BAHAMAS IN N SWELL. N OF 24N W 
OF FRONT TO 76W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N 
SWELL BETWEEN 70W AND 76W AND 12 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL BETWEEN 
FRONT AND 70W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING WARM FRONT FROM 31N51W TO 23N60W 
TO DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. N OF 15N BETWEEN 45W AND 70W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL.

.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N77W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA. NW 
OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. N OF 30N E 
OF FRONT TO 72W W TO SW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N72W TO 25N80W. NW OF FRONT NW TO 
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT N AND E OF BAHAMAS. 
N OF 28N E OF FRONT TO 66W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.ATLC LOW NEAR 28N45W 1011 MB MOVING SE 10 KT. WITHIN 120 NM OF 
CENTER WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 21N 
BETWEEN 42W AND 52W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN N TO 
NE SWELL. 
.18 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED. WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN STATIONARY FRONT FROM W HAITI TO 15N81W TO W PANAMA. 
W OF FRONT TO 84W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT N 
OF 17N AND 12 TO 15 FT S OF 17N. W OF 84W N TO NE WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM E DOMINICAN REPUBLIC TO 15N77W
TO 10N82W. S OF 15N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 
TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT TO 82W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT 
EXCEPT TO 25 KT WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT FROM E DOMINICAN 
REPUBLIC TO 15N77W TO 10N83W. W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE 
W OF 70W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO S OF 25N E OF 88W N TO NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 24N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 
FT. S OF 24N N TO 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 CANGIALOSI