000 FZNT02 KNHC 211553 HSFAT2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1630 UTC TUE AUG 21 2012 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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. PAN PAN ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 31N W OF 35W INCLUDING CARIBBEAN SEA AND GULF OF MEXICO SYNOPSIS VALID 1200 UTC TUE AUG 21. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED AUG 22. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU AUG 23. .WARNINGS. ...CARIBBEAN HURRICANE WARNING... ...ATLC TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TROPICAL DEPRESSION NINE NEAR 15.1N 52.8W 1008 MB AT 1500 UTC AUG 21 MOVING W OR 270 DEG AT 17 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. .12 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM NINE NEAR 15.2N 55.W. MAXIMUM WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 40 NM N AND 0 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM NE QUADRANT AND 30 NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 13 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM NINE NEAR 15.5N 58.4W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 50 NM N SEMICIRCLE...30 NM SE QUADRANT AND 20 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM NE QUADRANT...60 NM SE QUADRANT AND 120 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 16 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE NINE NEAR 16.2N 64.6W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM N SEMICIRCLE...60 NM SE QUADRANT AND 40 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 270 NM NE QUADRANT...90 NM SE QUADRANT...AND 180 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 20 FT. .72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE NINE NEAR 17.0N 70.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE NINE NEAR 18.5N 74.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE NINE NEAR 20.5N 77.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT. FORECAST WINDS IN AND NEAR ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES SHOULD BE USED WITH CAUTION DUE TO UNCERTAINTY IN FORECAST TRACK...SIZE AND INTENSITY. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .CARIBBEAN AND ATLC EXCEPT AS NOTED IN TROPICAL DEPRESSION NINE WARNINGS...WITHIN 120 NM N SEMICIRCLE OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION NINE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 15N TO 22N BETWEEN 44W AND 57W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .12 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN TROPICAL STORM NINE WARNINGS...FROM 15N TO 20N BETWEEN 52W AND 57W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 15N TO 23N BETWEEN 48W AND 61W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT E TO SE BETWEEN 48W AND 55W. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN TROPICAL STORM NINE WARNINGS...FROM 15.5N TO 21N BETWEEN 55W AND 60W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 15N TO 24N BETWEEN 50W AND 63W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT E TO SE BETWEEN 50W AND 55W. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN HURRICANE NINE WARNINGS... FROM 16N TO 21N BETWEEN 61W AND 68W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 14N TO 24N BETWEEN 54W AND 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT E TO SE BETWEEN 54W AND 61W. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .ATLC 12 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...E OF AREA NEAR 11N33W 1009 MB. OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 180 NM NW AND 120 NM SE SEMICIRCLES OF LOW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 12N36W 1008 MB. WITHIN 240 NM N SEMICIRCLE...120 NM SE QUADRANT AND 60 NM SW QUADRANT OF LOW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 13N42W 1007 MB. WITHIN 300 NM N AND 120 NM S SEMICIRCLES OF LOW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST IN N SEMICIRCLE. .CARIBBEAN FROM 12N TO 15N BETWEEN 69W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 15N BETWEEN 71W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .CARIBBEAN 12 HOUR FORECAST S OF 19N W OF 84W INCLUDING GULF OF HONDURAS...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .GULF OF MEXICO LOW PRES NEAR 24N97W 1010 MB NEARLY STATIONARY. FROM 19N TO 25N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT AND SEAS 8 FT OR HIGHER IN AND NEAR NUMEROUS TSTMS. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 24N97W 1010 MB. WITHIN 180 NM E SEMICIRCLE OF LOW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT AND SEAS 8 FT OR HIGHER IN NUMEROUS TSTMS. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...MOVED JUST INLAND THE NE COAST OF MEXICO. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. $$ .FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.