000
FZNT02 KNHC 182049
HSFAT2

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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC HURRICANE GORDON N OF AREA NEAR 34.1N 36.4W 969 MB AT 2100 
UTC AUG 18 MOVING E OR 085 DEG AT 18 KT. 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.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURCN GORDON NE OF AREA. N OF 27N E OF 38W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC 24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE... 
NEAR 14N38W 1006 MB. WITHIN 300 NM N SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 
15N45W 1004 MB. WITHIN 300 NM NE SEMICIRCLE OF LOW WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 14N E OF 45W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS 
SEAS TO 9 IN SE SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN 24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 17N BETWEEN 69W AND 75W 
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 17N BETWEEN 70W AND 80W E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO TROPICAL DEPRESSION HELENE NEAR 22.6N 98.8W 1010 
MB AT 2100 UTC AUG 18 MOVING WNW OR 295 DEG AT 4 KT. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. GULF OF MEXICO FROM 22N TO 
24N W OF 96W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.   
.24 HOUR FORECAST...DISSIPATED. 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.