000
FZNT02 KNHC 280903
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC THU JUL 28 2011

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS

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 FROM 07N TO 31N W OF 35W INCLUDING CARIBBEAN SEA AND 
GULF OF MEXICO

SYNOPSIS VALID 0600 UTC THU JUL 28.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI JUL 29.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT JUL 30.

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM DON NEAR 23.0N 88.7W 1000 MB AT 0900 UTC JUL 28
MOVING WNW OR 300 DEG AT 9 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT
GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 40 NM E
SEMICIRCLE AND 0 NM W SEMICIRCLE.  SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN
0 NM W SEMICIRCLE...50 NM NE QUADRANT AND 20 NM SE QUADRANT WITH
SEAS TO 1 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM DON NEAR 25.1N 92.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 45 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...60 NM NE QUADRANT AND 30 NM 
SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM 
FORCE WINDS WITH SEAS TO 18 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM DON NEAR 27.3N 97.1W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 60 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...75 NM NE QUADRANT AND 45 NM 
SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM 
FORCE WINDS WITH SEAS TO 22 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW DON NEAR 29.0N
101.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 30 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC S OF 22N W OF 70W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 23N W OF 70W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN
8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.ATLC FROM 10N TO 20N E OF 55W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 20N E OF 50W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 19N E OF 50W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 12N TO 17N BETWEEN 68W AND 77W E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 17N BETWEEN 69W AND 77W E WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 17N BETWEEN 69W AND 76W E WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS S OF 26N BETWEEN 
84W AND 89W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN DON WARNING...WITHIN 90 NM 
OF DON WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 
NE SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN DON WARNING...WITHIN 120 NM 
OF DON WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 
NE SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

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.FORECASTER DGS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.