Atlantic High Seas Forecast

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FZNT02 KNHC 201609
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI 
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC THU NOV 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI NOV 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT NOV 22.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N53W TO 21N65W TO CENTRAL DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. 
N OF 29N W OF FRONT BETWEEN 55W AND 64W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
12 TO 19 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 26N W OF FRONT BETWEEN 64W AND 77W 
N TO NE WINDS TO 20 KT...EXCEPT OCCASIONALLY 20 TO 25 KT SE 
BAHAMAS. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN N SWELL...EXCEPT TO 8 FT W OF 
BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT TO 78W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL BETWEEN 72W AND 78W AND 11 TO 17 FT IN N 
SWELL BETWEEN FRONT AND 74W. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N49W TO 19N64W. S OF 
22N W OF FRONT TO BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 
FT IN N SWELL. N OF 22N W OF FRONT TO 75W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL BETWEEN 65W AND 75W AND 11 TO 14 FT 
IN NW SWELL BETWEEN FRONT AND 65W. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING BOUNDARY FROM 31N41W TO 14N51W. 
FROM 12N TO 19N W OF 55W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT. S OF 22N E OF BAHAMAS TO 65W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 
FT. ELSEWHERE W OF BOUNDARY SE OF LINE FROM 22N65W TO 31N60W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL.

.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N76W TO 29N80W. NW OF COLD 
FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N64W TO 24N80W. NW OF FRONT 
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT WITHIN 210 NM W OF 
FRONT N OF 27N. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT W OF BAHAMAS 
N OF 26N. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N E OF 39W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 25N E OF 45W E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT.

.CARIBBEAN COLD FRONT FROM SE HAITI TO 15N80W TO LOW PRES 10N80W 
1009 MB. W OF FRONT TO 83W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT S OF 20N. W OF 83W N TO NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN 
NE SWELL S OF 20N. SE OF FRONT NW OF LINE FROM 18N74W TO 09N80W 
N TO NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM MONA PASSAGE TO 16N750W 
TO 10N80W. S OF 15N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 
TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT TO 84W AND S OF 19N N TO NE WINDS 
20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS TO 9 FT. N OF 15N E 
OF FRONT AND NW OF LINE FROM 15N73W TO 18N67W NE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT FROM MONA PASSAGE 
TO 15N75W TO 10N79W. NW OF FRONT AND W OF 73W INCLUDING THE 
WINDWARD PASSAGE N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. E 
OF FRONT N OF 12N W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N85W TO 27N97W. N OF FRONT N 
TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 29N83W TO 26N97W N TO NE WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT NW PART.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING FRONT SE PART. E OF 89W NE TO E 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 24N TO 27N WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

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

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FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK