000
FZNT02 KNHC 182136
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC THU AUG 18 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC THU AUG 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI AUG 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT AUG 20.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC S OF 24N BETWEEN 65W AND 75W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 
8 FT E OF BAHAMAS.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF OF 22N W OF 71W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC TROPICAL WAVE S OF 19N ALONG 40W. FROM 17N TO 22N E OF 47W 
NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WAVE S OF 19N ALONG 47W. FROM 14N TO 24N 
BETWEEN 40W AND 55W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT IN 
NE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WAVE S OF 19N ALONG 55W. FROM 14N TO 25N 
BETWEEN 47W AND 55W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
FROM 14N TO 25N BETWEEN 55W AND 60W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 FT. 

.CARIBBEAN TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 81W. FROM 13N TO 19N BETWEEN 70W 
AND 81W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 
16N84W 1008 MB. WITHIN 90 NM N AND 60 NM S SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 16N TO 18N 
BETWEEN 70W AND 84W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 
16N87W 1006 MB. WITHIN 90 NM N SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 15N TO 18N W OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.