000
FZNT02 KNHC 051613
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC TUE AUG 05 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE AUG 05.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED AUG 06.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU AUG 07.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF MEXICO TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM EDOUARD NEAR 29.9N 94.6W 997 MB AT 1500 UTC AUG
05 MOVING NW OR 300 DEG AT 13 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT 
GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM E AND 45 NM 
W SEMICIRCLES.  SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 45 NM SE QUADRANT
WITH MAX SEAS TO 20 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION EDOUARD INLAND NEAR 31.4N 
98.6W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATED.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 67W S OF 27N WITH ASSOCIATED LOW NEAR 
23N67W MOVING WNW 20 KT. WITHIN 240 NM OF AXIS N OF 22N WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 15N TO 25N BETWEEN 45W 
AND 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 74W S OF 26N MOVING W 15 
TO 20 KT. WITHIN 180 NM OF AXIS N OF 22N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 15N TO 25N BETWEEN 55W AND 70W NE TO E WINDS 
TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 79W S OF 26N. WITHIN 240 NM E OF 
AXIS E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 
15N TO 22N BETWEEN 50W AND 65W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 16N BETWEEN 73W AND 81W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 17N FROM 70W TO 
82W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 71W S OF 18N MOVING W 15 
KT. W OF AXIS TO 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. S 
OF 16N E OF AXIS E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
ELSEWHERE E OF AXIS E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 75W S OF 18N. FROM 11N TO 
18N W OF AXIS TO 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
W OF AXIS TO 69W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
ELSEWHERE E OF AXIS TO 66W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS N OF 27N W OF 91W 
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER KOSIER/KIMBERLAIN. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.