000
FZNT02 KNHC 180240
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SAT AUG 18 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN AUG 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON AUG 20.

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM HELENE NEAR 21.0N 96.4W 1006 MB AT 0300 UTC AUG
18 MOVING NW OR 310 DEG AT 6 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT 
GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 30 NM S 
SEMICIRCLE. SEAS TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM HELENE NEAR 22.2N 97.8W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 30 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 20 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS TO 
12 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW HELENE NEAR 24.0N 
98.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. 
.72 HOUR FORECAST...DISSIPATED.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.TROPICAL STORM GORDON N OF AREA NEAR 34.2N 42.1W. OVER FORECAST 
WATERS WITHIN 300 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 
34.4N 35.3W. OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 300 NM SW SEMICIRCLE SW 
TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM GORDON NE OF AREA. N OF 29N 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 
95W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...FROM 21N TO 
24N W OF 95W SE TO S 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.