000
FZNT02 KNHC 260945
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC WED AUG 26.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU AUG 27.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI AUG 28.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.ATLC LOW PRES NEAR 24N69W 1009 MB MOVING NW 20 KT.  WITHIN 150 
NM NE SEMICIRCLE  WIND 35 TO 45 KT.  SEAS TO 19 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 
27N73W 1007 MB.  WITHIN 180 NM NE SEMICIRCLE  WIND 35 TO 45 KT.  
SEAS 20 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES 1007 MB 30N74W. WIND BELOW GALE FORCE.

.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  N OF 27N FROM 68W AND 73W  SE TO S WIND 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS TO 15 FT. 

.ATLC FROM 15N TO 18N E OF 38W  E WIND 20 KT.  SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  FROM 17N TO 25N E OF 42W  NE TO E WIND 20 TO 
25 KT.  SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST  FROM 18N TO 26N E OF 45W  NE TO E WIND 20 TO 
25 KT.  SEAS TO 9 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 12N TO 17N BETWEEN 70W AND 82W  NE TO E WIND 20 
KT.  SEAS TO 8 FT.   
.24 HOUR FORECAST  FROM 11N TO 17N BETWEEN 66W AND 80W  NE TO E 
WIND 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS TO 9 FT.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST  FROM 11N TO 17N BETWEEN 66W AND 80W  E WIND 
20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS TO 9 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER WALLY BARNES. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.