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FZNT02 KNHC 281537
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC TUE AUG 28 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 28.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED AUG 29.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU AUG 30.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF MEXICO HURRICANE WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM ISAAC NEAR 28.1N 88.5W 976 MB AT 1500 UTC AUG 28
MOVING NW OR 310 DEG AT 9 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT
GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 150 NM NW AND SE
QUADRANTS...160 NM NE QUADRANT AND 120 NM SW QUADRANT.SEAS 12
FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM NE QUADRANT...200 NM SE
QUADRANT...150 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 130 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS 
TO 23 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE ISAAC INLAND NEAR 29.7N 90.4W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 140 NM NE QUADRANT...150 NM SE QUADRANT...100 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 130 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER OVER 
FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 180 NM NE 
QUADRANT...240 NM SE QUADRANT AND 90 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS 
TO 25 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM ISAAC INLAND NEAR 30.5N 91.5W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM ISAAC INLAND NEAR 32.0N 92.0W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 60 NM W SEMICIRCLE...80 NM NE QUADRANT AND 150 NM 
SE QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER SEAS 12 TO 15 FT N OF 28N 
BETWEEN 88W AND 91W.
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION ISAAC INLAND NEAR 35.0N
92.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 30 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW ISAAC NEAR 38.5N
90.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 15 KT GUSTS 20 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW ISAAC NEAR 41.0N
86.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 15 KT GUSTS 20 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.

.ATLC LOW PRES NEAR 23N43W 1012 MB MOVING NW 10 KT. WITHIN 240 
NM N AND NE QUADRANTS OF LOW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 
23N47W 1012 MB. WITHIN 280 NM NE SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 
25N50W 1012 MB. WITHIN 240 NM NE AND 150 NM NW QUADRANTS WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 14N38W 1012 MB. FROM 14N TO 19N 
E OF 40W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEA 8 TO 10 FT. 

.CARIBBEAN FROM 12N TO 18N BETWEEN 65W AND 79W E TO SE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 17N BETWEEN 69W AND 80W E TO SE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEA 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. 

.GULF OF MEXICO EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...OVER FORECAST 
WATERS WITHIN 300 NM E AND 240 NM W SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER
OF ISAAC WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...OVER FORECAST 
WATERS WITHIN 360 NM E AND 180 NM W SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER OF 
ISAAC WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 27N BETWEEN 
85W AND 92W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.

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

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.FORECASTER DGS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.