000 FZNT02 KNHC 190242 HSFAT2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 0430 UTC SUN AUG 19 2012 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 SUN AUG 19. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON AUG 20. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE AUG 21. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .ATLC HURRICANE GORDON N OF AREA NEAR 34.5N 33.9W 969 MB AT 0300 UTC AUG 19 MOVING E OR 085 DEG AT 18 KT. OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 300 NM S SEMICIRCLE OF GORDON SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE GORDON NE OF AREA. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .ATLC 12 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE... NEAR 14N35W 1007 MB. OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 300 NM N SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE... NEAR 15N39W 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 16N47W 1004 MB. WITHIN 300 NM NE SEMICIRCLE OF LOW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 15N BETWEEN 38W AND 47W 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 REMNANT LOW OF HELENE NEAR 22.8N 99.1W 1009 MB AT 0300 UTC AUG 19 MOVING NW OR 315 DEG AT 3 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 LESS THAN 8 FT. .12 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.