000
FZNT02 KNHC 251617
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1630 UTC TUE AUG 25 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE AUG 25.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED AUG 26.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU AUG 27.

.WARNINGS.
...GALE WARNING...
.ATLC FROM 20N TO 27N BETWEEN 58W AND 72W...E TO SE WINDS 30 TO 
35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST ATLC LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE... 
1010 MB NEAR 24.5N71W MOVING WNW 15 KT. WITHIN 180 NM NE 
SEMICIRCLE...WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST ATLC LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE... 
1008 MB NEAR 27N74W MOVING NW 10 TO 15 KT. WITHIN 240 NM NE 
SEMICIRCLE...WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...FROM 17N TO 27N BETWEEN 52W 
AND 68W...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE 
FROM 17N TO 28N E OF 72W...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...FROM 22N TO 29N 
BETWEEN 63W AND 74W...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 25N BETWEEN 
66W AND 77W...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 19N TO 24N E OF 39W...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 20N TO 27N E OF 40W...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 12N TO 17N BETWEEN 70W AND 82W...NE TO E WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.   
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 16N BETWEEN 68W AND 82W...E WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 66W AND 78W...E WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER BANKS/STRIPLING. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.