000
FZNT02 KNHC 232205
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
2230 UTC SUN AUG 23 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC SUN AUG 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON AUG 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE AUG 25.

.WARNINGS.
.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC PRE FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 31N76W TO 28N78W. WITHIN 90 NM E 
OF TROUGH...S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC FROM 14N TO 28N BETWEEN 43W TO 65W...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT TO 10 FT WITHIN 120 NM OF 17N51W. FROM 
18N TO 23.5N BETWEEN 65W AND 72W...E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 
8 FT. FROM 15N TO 28N E OF 43W...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH S OF 28N ALONG 63W. WITHIN 420 NM NE OF 
LINE FROM 22N67W TO 16.5N57W...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT. FROM 16N TO 24N E OF 45W...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH S OF 28N ALONG 68W. WITHIN 300 NM NE OF 
LINE FROM 25N70W TO 20N61W...SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 
KT IN SE SWELL. 

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 65W AND 78W...E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 17N E OF 78W...NE TO 
E WINDS 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT OFF THE S COAST OF 
HISPANIOLA. SEAS TO 8 FT S OF 16N E OF 72W.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 70W AND 78W...NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 18N 
BETWEEN 68W AND 82W...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE TO 
E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 15N...E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 
8 FT W OF 77W.

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

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.