000
FZNT02 KNHC 211015
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC THU AUG 21 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC THU AUG 21.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI AUG 22.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT AUG 23.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM FAY NEAR 29.1N 80.7W 994 MB AT 0900 UTC AUG 21
MOVING IS STATIONARY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS... 
130 NM NE QUADRANT AND 40 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER 
WITHIN 0 NM W SEMICIRCLE...100 NM NE QUADRANT AND 120 NM SE 
QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 18 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM FAY INLAND NEAR 29.6N 82.5W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 0 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 100 NM NE QUADRANT. SEAS 12 
FT OR GREATER N OF 29N W OF 80W WITH SEAS TO 14 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION FAY INLAND NEAR 30.3N
85.1W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. SEAS LESS
THAN 12 FT. 
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION FAY INLAND NEAR 30.7N
87.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION FAY INLAND NEAR 31.0N
89.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST REMNANT LOW FAY NEAR 31.0N 89.0W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS
N OF 26N W OF 76W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N W OF 77W
SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N W OF 76W
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.ATLC LOW PRES NEAR 13N46W 1007 MB MOVING WNW 12 KT.
FROM 13N TO 26N E OF 52W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW CENTER NEAR 13N50W 1009 MB.
FROM 17N TO 26N E OF 43W AND FROM 15N TO 23N BETWEEN 47W AND 60W 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 13N 
TO 28N E OF 60W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 54W. 
FROM 16N TO 23N BETWEEN 54W AND 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 13N TO 28N E OF 65W NE TO WINDS
TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST ATLC TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 42W.
FROM 18N TO 22N BETWEEN 37W AND 44W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 

.CARIBBEAN S OF 18N W OF 85W
E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 12N TO 13N BETWEEN 72W AND 76W
.24 HOUR FORECAST E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N E OF 85W
NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N E OF 85W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT. FROM 26N TO 28N E OF 85W SW TO W WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N E OF 87W
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 

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

$$
.FORECASTER MT. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.