000
FZNT02 KNHC 231016
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC THU JUL 23 2009

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 JUL 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI JUL 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT JUL 25.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC TROUGH FROM 31N77W TO 25N77W. N OF 23N BETWEEN 70W AND 
75W...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. WINDS AND SEAS 
HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED TSTMS. ELSEWHERE S OF 23N BETWEEN 63W AND 
73W...E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 31N70W TO 29N68.5W TO 27N75W. N OF 
29N AND WITHIN 90 NM SE OF TROUGH...SW TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 
8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH N OF AREA. WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC TROPICAL WAVE S OF 17N ALONG 57/58W MOVING W 20 TO 25 KT. 
FROM 11N TO 16N BETWEEN 53W AND 64W...WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N BETWEEN 52W AND 66W...NE 
TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER 
NEAR SCATTERED SQUALLS AND TSTMS. S OF 11N BETWEEN 48W AND 
57W...E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN SE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CARIBBEAN TROPICAL WAVE S OF 17N ALONG 67/68W. 
SEE PARAGRAPH BELOW FOR CARIBBEAN CONDITIONS. ATLC FROM 11N TO 
17N W OF 52W...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CARIBBEAN TROPICAL WAVE S OF 18N ALONG 77W. 
SEE PARAGRAPH BELOW FOR CARIBBEAN CONDITIONS. ELSEWHERE ACROSS 
ATLC...WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 17N BETWEEN 75W AND 66W...E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT S OF 14N.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CARIBBEAN TROPICAL WAVE S OF 17N ALONG 67/68W. 
FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 72W AND 77W...NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 16N E OF 79W...E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 10.5N TO 17N E 
OF 82W...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CARIBBEAN TROPICAL WAVE S OF 18N ALONG 77W. 
FROM 11.5N TO 13.5N BETWEEN 70W AND 76W...NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 17N BETWEEN 70W AND 
79W...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA 
FROM 11N TO 18N BETWEEN 65W AND 83W...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT IN E SWELL. 

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

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.