000
FZNT02 KNHC 120340
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC WED AUG 12 2009

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS
AMENDED FOR ATLC FORECAST

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 0000 UTC WED AUG 12.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU AUG 13.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI AUG 14.

.WARNINGS.
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL DEPRESSION TWO E OF AREA NEAR 14.8N 31.5W 1006 MB AT 
0300 UTC AUG 12 MOVING W OR 275 DEG AT 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED 
WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 30 NM 
NE QUADRANT IN E SWELL WITH SEAS TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM NEAR 14.8N 35.4W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 0 NM S SEMICIRCLE...45 NM NE QUADRANT AND 30 NM NW 
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM NE QUADRANT WITH 
SEAS TO 14 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM NEAR 15.2N 40.2W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 60 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 30 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR
GREATER WITHIN 60 NM NE QUADRANT AND 30 NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS
TO 18 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM NEAR 16.5N 45.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM NEAR 19.0N 51.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM NEAR 22.0N 56.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC 06 HOUR FORECAST FROM 14N TO 18N E OF 37W NE WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 300 NM
N SEMICIRCLE OF TROPICAL STORM WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT. WITHIN 60 NM S SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST....EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 420 NM 
N SEMICIRCLE AND 60 NM S SEMICIRCLE OF TROPICAL STORM WINDS 20 
TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

.ATLC AND CARIBBEAN TROPICAL WAVE FROM 19N53W TO 13N55W TO 06N55W
MOVING W 15 KT. FROM 14N TO 20N WITHIN 180 NM E OF WAVE E WINDS 
TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 F.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE S OF 20N ALONG 62W. FROM 15N TO 
21N BETWEEN 55W AND 62W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN
E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE S OF 24N ALONG 69W. FROM 16N TO
24N WITHIN 300 NM E OF WAVE E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
WITHIN 300 NM W OF WAVE NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN
8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 70W AND 77W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 18N BETWEEN 69W 
AND 80W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 17N
BETWEEN 70W AND 81W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W NE TO E WINDS
20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 15N BETWEEN 69W AND 75W
E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO WITHIN 90 NM OF THE YUCATAN COAST NE WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM OF THE YUCATAN COAST NE WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM OF THE YUCATAN COAST NE WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.