000
FZNT02 KNHC 241608
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1630 UTC MON AUG 24 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC MON AUG 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE AUG 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED AUG 26.

.WARNINGS.
...GALE WARNING...
.24 HOUR FORECAST ATLC FROM 20.5N TO 24N BETWEEN 61.5W AND 
67W...E TO SE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN SE 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC FROM 15N TO 26N BETWEEN 50W AND 68W...WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.  
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT N OF 16N. FROM 18N TO 25N BETWEEN 68W AND 77W... 
E TO SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. FROM 15N TO 26N E OF 50W...NE 
TO E WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...FROM 19N TO 27N 
BETWEEN 59W AND 71W...E TO SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN SE SWELL. FROM 12N TO 25N BETWEEN 45W AND 59W...NE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.    
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 23N TO 29N BETWEEN 65W AND 75W...WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN SE SWELL. 

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 17N BETWEEN 69W AND 81W...E WIND 20 TO 25 
KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 
14N TO 17N E OF 82W...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 17N BETWEEN 70W AND 83W...E WIND 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT W OF 76W...AND LESS THAN 8 FT E OF 76W. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W...E WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.