000
FZNT02 KNHC 200917
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC MON AUG 20 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC MON AUG 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE AUG 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED AUG 22.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC N OF 27N E OF 38W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW 
TO N SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC LOW PRES NEAR 15.5N42.5W 1010 MB. WITHIN 210 NM N 
SEMICIRCLE OF LOW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE 
FROM 15N TO 19N BETWEEN 40W AND 50W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 FT. FROM 17N TO 20N E OF 40W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 
9 FT IN MIXED NE AND SE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 
16N50.5W 1008 MB. WITHIN 270 NM N SEMICIRCLE OF LOW WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 16N TO 21N BETWEEN 43W 
AND 60W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 
16N58W 1006 MB. WITHIN 300 NM N SEMICIRCLE OF LOW WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. WITHIN 60 NM S SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 16N TO 23N BETWEEN 49W AND 62W 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 12N TO 16N BETWEEN 69W AND 76W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 17N BETWEEN 69W AND 80W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT SW HALF.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 16N BETWEEN 73W AND 79W AND FROM 
14N TO 18N BETWEEN 67W AND 75W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT.

.CARIBBEAN 36 HOUR FORECAST S OF 19N W OF 84W INCLUDING GULF OF 
HONDURAS...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

$$
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.