000
FZNT02 KNHC 252208
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC TUE AUG 25.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED AUG 26.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU AUG 27.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.ATLC LOW NEAR 23N67W 1010 MB MOVING NW 18 KT. WITHIN 150 NM NE
SEMICIRCLE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 27N72W
1008 MB. WITHIN 180 NM NE SEMICIRCLE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 
TO 18 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 29N74W
1006 MB. WITHIN 240 NM NE SEMICIRCLE S OF 31N WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. 
SEAS 12 TO 19 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...FROM 23N TO 29N BETWEEN
60W AND 71W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. FROM
20N TO 23N BETWEEN 60W AND 68W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND SE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...FROM 24N TO
30N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 
BETWEEN 65W AND 70W E TO SE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. FROM 22N TO 24N 
BETWEEN 65W AND 74W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED 
NE AND E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 27N 
BETWEEN 65W AND 77W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT BETWEEN 
74W AND 77W NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

.ATLC FROM 13N TO 20N E OF 39W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 18N TO 25N E OF 40W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 19N TO 27N E OF 42W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 12N TO 17N BETWEEN 70W AND 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.   
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 17N BETWEEN 66W AND 80W NE TO E
WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT BETWEEN 66W AND 73W E TO SE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
TO 9 FT.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 17N BETWEEN 66W AND 80W E WINDS 20 
KT...EXCEPT BETWEEN 68W AND 75W FROM 11N TO 15N NE 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT EXCEPT BETWEEN 68W AND 75W FROM 11N TO 15N 8 TO 10 
FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.