000
FZNT02 KNHC 260355
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
0430 UTC WED AUG 26 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 26.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU AUG 27.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI AUG 28.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.ATLC LOW NEAR 23N67W 1010 MB MOVING NW 18 KT. WITHIN 150 NM NE
QUADRANT SEMICIRCLE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 27N72W 
1007 MB. WITHIN 180 NM NE SEMICIRCLE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 
TO 19 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 30N74W 
1005 MB. N OF 29N WITHIN 180 NM E OF LOW SE TO S WINDS 30 TO 40 
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 TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. FROM 20N TO 
23N BETWEEN 60W AND 68W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
MIXED NE AND SE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 240 NM OF LOW EXCEPT 120 NM S QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 30 KT
EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 120 NM S QUADRANT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT
EXCEPT WITHIN 120 NM S QUADRANT 8 TO 10 FT. FROM 23N TO 25N 
BETWEEN 66W AND 72W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
PRIMARILY IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...ELSEWHERE N OF 
27N BETWEEN 67W AND 77W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EXCEPT BETWEEN 
74W AND 77W NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT BETWEEN 67W AND
74W AND 9 TO 13 FT BETWEEN 74W AND 77W.

.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 44W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 19N TO 27N E OF 47W 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.