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FZNT02 KNHC 222211
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI 
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC SAT NOV 22.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN NOV 23.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON NOV 24.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.YUCATAN CHANNEL N OF 21N W OF 85W E TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC LOW NEAR 27N58W 1016 MB TROUGH FROM 30N57W TO 21N61W. N OF 
25N E OF 46W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE N OF LINE FROM 17N62W TO 17N47W TO 23N35W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DIFFUSE TROUGH 29N52W TO 23N55W. NEW TROUGH 
24N35W TO 18N38W. N OF 26N E OF 42W E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 18N E OF 50W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 26N35W 1010 MB. N OF 27N E OF 39W NE 
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 21N E OF 50W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N60W TO 24N70W TO 22N79W. N OF 28N W OF FRONT 
TO 72W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT 
IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 25N 
BETWEEN FRONT AND 63W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT WEAKENING FROM 31N54W TO 22N63W TO 
21N70W. NW OF FRONT TO 77W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT BETWEEN 70W AND 77W E OF BAHAMAS IN N SWELL AND 10 TO 15 
FT IN NW SWELL BETWEEN FRONT AND 70W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES 31N51W 1009 MB WITH FRONT FROM LOW TO 
24N56W TO 20N60W. WITHIN 150 NM W OF LOW N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 11 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT EXCEPT N OF 
27N W OF 75W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 W OF 65W IN 
N SWELL AND 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL BETWEEN FRONT AND 65W. N OF 
23N E OF FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW 
SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 10N W OF 69W N 
TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE WINDWARD 
PASSAGE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST SW WATERS.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 11N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 11N W OF 75W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 20N BETWEEN 67W AND 83W NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT IN PASSAGES. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
ELSEWHERE W OF 67W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NE 
SWELL. 

.GULF OF MEXICO STATIONARY FRONT FROM 22N84W TO 22N94W TO 
19N96W. BETWEEN FRONT AND 22N W OF 96W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT 
IN E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT MAINLY E OF AREA. S OF 26N E OF 86W NE 
TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF 23N W OF 92W E TO SE 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 24N E OF 85W 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 CANGIALOSI