000
FZNT02 KNHC 150930
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC MON AUG 15 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON AUG 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE AUG 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED AUG 17.

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM GERT NEAR 31.3N 63.4W 1003 MB AT 0900 UTC AUG 15
MOVING N OR 355 DEG AT 12 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT
GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM E 
SEMICIRCLE...0 NM SW QUADRANT AND 20 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT 
OR GREATER WITHIN 30 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 90 NM SE QUADRANT WITH 
SEAS TO 16 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM GERT NEAR 36.8N 60.8W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 80 NM E SEMICIRCLE...30 NM SW QUADRANT AND 50 NM NW 
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 30 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 
150 NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 20 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM GERT NEAR 43.0N 51.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 70 NM NE QUADRANT...90 NM SE QUADRANT...40 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 30 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 
30 NM N SEMICIRCLE...60 NM SE QUADRANT AND 150 NM SW QUADRANT 
WITH SEAS TO 16 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST POST TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL GERT NEAR 48.0N 
36.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT.
.96 HOUR FORECAST...DISSIPATED.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN GERT WARNINGS...WITHIN 75 NM OF 
CENTER EXCEPT 270 NM SE QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS SHIFTED N OF FORECAST AREA.

.ATLC 12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N BETWEEN 68W AND 75W SW WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC FROM 19N TO 21N BETWEEN 65W AND 67W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 22N BETWEEN 69W AND 72W E TO SE WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 22N BETWEEN 70W AND 74W E TO SE WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 53W FROM 10N TO 17N. FROM 16N TO 22N 
BETWEEN 42W AND 53W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 60W FROM 10N TO 17N. FROM 
14N TO 22N BETWEEN 52W AND 63W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT. FROM 20N TO 23N BETWEEN 46W AND 52W NE TO E WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE MOVED W INTO THE CARIBBEAN. FROM 
14N TO 24N BETWEEN 53W AND 68W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN 24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE E OF AREA. N OF 14N E 
OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 68W. N OF 15N W OF WAVE TO 
73W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF 14N E OF WAVE 
E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 67W AND 74W NE TO E WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 16N BETWEEN 69W AND 75W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.CARIBBEAN S OF 17N W OF 85W INCLUDING THE GULF OF HONDURAS...E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER SCHAUER. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.