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FZNT02 KNHC 221605
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI 
1630 UTC SAT NOV 22 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 22.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN NOV 23.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON NOV 24.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.YUCATAN CHANNEL N OF 21N W OF 85W E TO NE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC LOW NEAR 27N58W 1015 MB TROUGH FROM 30N57W TO 19N62W. N OF 
25N E OF 46W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. S OF 23N W OF 65W 
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE SE OF LINE FROM 
23N65W TO 31N61W AND NW OF LINE FROM 13N61W TO 13N55W TO 23N42W 
TO 23N35W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DIFFUSE TROUGH 29N52W TO 23N55W. NEW TROUGH 
24N35W TO 19N39W. FROM 13N TO 19N W OF 53W WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT. N OF 24N W OF 40W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 
FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 19N E OF LINE FROM 31N50W TO 19N45W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 25N36W 1012 MB. TROUGH S OF LOW TO 
20N40W. N OF 28N E OF 41W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 20N E OF 45W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N63W TO 24N75W. N OF 29N W OF FRONT N WINDS 
25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT E OF BAHAMAS. WITHIN 120 NM E 
OF FRONT N OF 29N W TO SW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N53W TO 25N60W TO 21N70W. NW 
OF FRONT TO 76W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT E OF 
BAHAMAS. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N52W TO 24N56W TO 20N60W. NW OF 
FRONT EXCEPT N OF 28N W OF 73W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 15 FT. E OF FRONT N OF 23N WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT.

.CARIBBEAN...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 10N W OF 69W N 
TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 
TO 11 FT...HIGHEST SEAS SW WATERS.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 10N W OF 66W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 10N W OF 76W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT NW CUBA TO 22N92W TO 19N93W. N OF 20N 
W OF 96W S OF LINE FROM 26N96W TO 30N83W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT E OF 84W N OF 22N.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT MAINLY E OF AREA. FROM 10N TO 25N 
BETWEEN 91W AND 94W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
S OF 23N E OF 88W INCLUDING YUCATAN CHANNEL E WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 24N E OF 87W E 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 SCHAUER CLARK