000
FZNT02 KNHC 110248
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SAT AUG 11 2012

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC SAT AUG 11.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN AUG 12.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON AUG 13.

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL DEPRESSION SEVEN NEAR 13.9N 54.1W 1009 MB AT 0300 UTC
AUG 11 MOVING W OR 275 DEG AT 21 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30
KT GUSTS 40 KT.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM SEVEN NEAR 14.3N 60.8W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 
40 NM N SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM N SEMICIRCLE
WITH SEAS TO 14 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM SEVEN NEAR 14.8N 68.7W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. LITTLE CHANGE IN RADIUS OF
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER. 
.72 HOUR FORECAST...DISSIPATED.

FORECAST WINDS IN AND NEAR ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES SHOULD BE USED 
WITH CAUTION DUE TO UNCERTAINTY IN FORECAST TRACK...SIZE AND 
INTENSITY.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC AND CARIBBEAN EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 270 NM N 
SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 300 NM N 
QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 180 NM N 
QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 

.ATLC 24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 20N TO 27N E OF 40W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 19N35W 1011 MB. OVER FORECAST WATERS 
WITHIN 300 NM N SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 25N38W TO 15N41W. FROM 21N TO 
27N BETWEEN 35W AND 45W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.  

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 18N BETWEEN 67W AND 76W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 17N BETWEEN 68W AND 78W E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN FIRST SYNOPSIS FROM 11N TO 
18N BETWEEN 65W AND 80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. S OF 17N 
W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER COBB. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.