000
FZNT02 KNHC 191538
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC SUN AUG 19.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON AUG 20.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE AUG 21.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC N OF 27N E OF 39W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN 
NW SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 29N.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N E OF 39N WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 
9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC LOW PRES NEAR 14.5N36W 1011 MB. BETWEEN 90 NM AND 180 NM N 
SEMICIRCLE OF LOW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 
15N44W 1009 MB. WITHIN 240 NM N SEMICIRCLE OF LOW WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. WITHIN 60 NM S SEMICIRCLE OF LOW WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 
16N52W 1005 MB. WITHIN 360 NM NE QUADRANT...90 NM SE QUADRANT 
AND 300 NM NW QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 16N TO 23N E OF 60W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND SE SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 12N TO 16N BETWEEN 67W AND 72W E TO SE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 16N BETWEEN 69W AND 76W E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT S OF 14N.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 77W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.CARIBBEAN 30 HOUR FORECAST S OF 18N W OF 84W INCLUDING GULF OF 
HONDURAS...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

$$
.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.