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FZNT02 KNHC 191458
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC FRI AUG 19 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC FRI AUG 19.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT AUG 20.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN AUG 21.

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL DEPRESSION EIGHT NEAR 16.1N 83.7W 1005 MB AT 1500 UTC
AUG 19 MOVING W OR 275 DEG AT 9 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 
KT GUSTS 40 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT.   
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM EIGHT NEAR 16.7N 86.8W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 45 NM N AND WITHIN 20 NM S SEMICIRCLES. SEAS 12 TO 14 
WITHIN 30 NM N SEMICIRCLE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION EIGHT INLAND NEAR 17.5N 
90.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. SEAS TO 11 
FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST POST TROPICAL REMNANT LOW EIGHT NEAR 18.0N 
94.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 30 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC LOW PRES NEAR 13.5N47W 1006 MB. WITHIN 420 NM NE 
SEMICIRCLE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. POSSIBLE 
TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 
15N54W 1004 MB. WITHIN 540 NM NE SEMICIRCLE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 
17N60W 1002 MB. WITHIN 600 NM NE AND WITHIN 120 NM SW 
SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.

.ATLC FROM 22N TO 27N E OF 40W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN E 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC S OF 22N BETWEEN 65W AND 78W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 
8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN EXCEPT AS NOTED IN DEPRESSION EIGHT WARNING...OVER 
WATER WITHIN 90 NM N AND WITHIN 60 NM S SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 
33 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED WARNING...OVER WATER WITHIN 60 
NM N AND WITHIN 30 NM S SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 18N W OF 84W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.