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FZNT02 KNHC 172132
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC FRI AUG 17 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC FRI AUG 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT AUG 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN AUG 19.

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM HELENE NEAR 20.6N 96.1W 1004 MB AT 2130 UTC AUG 
17 MOVING NW OR 310 DEG AT 6 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT 
GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 30 NM S 
SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM SPECIAL INLAND NEAR 22.1N
98.1W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM 
FORCE WINDS WITHIN 30 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 20 NM NW QUADRANT
WITH SEAS TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW SPECIAL NEAR 23.5N 
99.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. 
.72 HOUR FORECAST...DISSIPATED.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC 12 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM GORDON N OF AREA NEAR 
34.1N 41.2W. OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 240 NM S SEMICIRCLE 
SW TO W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL.
.ATLC 24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM GORDON N OF AREA NEAR 
34.2N 37.3W. OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 300 NM S SEMICIRCLE SW 
TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN PRIMARILY NW 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM GORDON NE OF AREA. N OF 27N E 
OF 40W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN S OF 13N BETWEEN 72W AND 76W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 68W AND 75W E WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...S OF 22N W OF 
94W SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...S OF 23N W OF 
95W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER COBB. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.