000
FZNT02 KNHC 220243
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
0430 UTC MON AUG 22 2016

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON AUG 22.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE AUG 23.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED AUG 24.

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL DEPRESSION FIONA NEAR 23.9N 56.6W 1008 MB AT 0300 UTC
AUG 22 MOVING WNW OR 290 DEG AT 16 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS
30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 0 NM OF CENTER
EXCEPT 120 NM NE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN
150 NM NE AND 60 NM SE SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO
11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION FIONA NEAR 25.3N 60.9W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. WITHIN 105 NM NE
SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW FIONA NEAR 27.0N
64.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. WITHIN 60 NM
NE QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW FIONA NEAR 29.0N
67.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW FIONA NEAR 30.5N
68.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST...DISSIPATED.

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 14N46W 1008 MB. WITHIN 300 NM NE QUADRANT OF
LOW E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 12N50W 1008 MB. WITHIN 420 NM N
QUADRANT OF LOW E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 14N58W 1008 MB. WITHIN 300 NM N
QUADRANT OF LOW E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 17N BETWEEN 70W AND 80W NE TO E WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 16N BETWEEN 72W AND 82W NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 70W AND 81W NE WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER FORMOSA. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.