000
FZNT02 KNHC 022142
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC WED AUG 2 2017

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC WED AUG 2.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU AUG  3.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI AUG  4.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 22N69W TO 22N47W TO 13N47W TO 
13N69W TO 22N69W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND PASSAGES 
AND ATLANTIC EXPOSURES... E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 23N71W TO 23N56W TO 
13N56W TO 13N71W TO 23N71W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND 
PASSAGES AND ATLANTIC EXPOSURES... E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT.

.ATLC WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 21N74W TO 21N72W TO 20N72W TO
20N74W TO 21N74W...INCLUDING APPROACH TO WINDWARD PASSAGE... NE
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 21N74W TO 21N72W TO
20N72W TO 20N74W TO 21N74W...INCLUDING APPROACH TO WINDWARD
PASSAGE... NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 21N73W TO 21N71W TO
20N71W TO 20N73W TO 21N73W...INCLUDING APPROACH TO WINDWARD
PASSAGE... E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN TROPICAL WAVE FROM 11N61W TO 20N62W. WITHIN AREA 
BOUNDED BY 18N74W TO 18N65W TO 15N65W TO 15N74W TO 
18N74W...INCLUDING IN MONA PASSAGE... NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE FROM 11N69W TO 20N69W. WITHIN 
AREA BOUNDED BY 18N77W TO 18N63W TO 14N63W TO 14N77W TO 
18N77W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND PASSAGES AND IN MONA
PASSAGE... E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE FROM 10N76W TO 20N76W. WITHIN 
AREA BOUNDED BY 18N79W TO 18N68W TO 13N68W TO 13N79W TO 
18N79W...INCLUDING WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA AND IN MONA 
PASSAGE... E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.CARIBBEAN WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 20N76W TO 20N74W TO 19N74W TO
19N76W TO 20N76W...INCLUDING APPROACH TO WINDWARD PASSAGE AND
BETWEEN CUBA AND JAMAICA... NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS
THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8
FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN 06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 13N76W TO
13N74W TO 11N74W TO 11N76W TO 13N76W...INCLUDING WITHIN 90 NM OF
COAST OF COLOMBIA... NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 12.5N74W TO 12.5N72W TO
12N72W TO 12N74W TO 12.5N74W...INCLUDING WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST
OF COLOMBIA... NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN 06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 17N88W TO
17N86W TO 16N86W TO 16N88W TO 17N88W...INCLUDING GULF OF
HONDURAS... E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 17N88W TO 17N86W TO
16N86W TO 16N88W TO 17N88W...INCLUDING GULF OF HONDURAS... WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 2100 UTC WED AUG 2...

.TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 69W N OF 11N...SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 11N 
TO 15N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W. 

.GULF OF MEXICO SCATTERED MODERATE N OF 24N E OF 94W.

.CARIBBEAN SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 14N TO 16N BETWEEN 70W AND
76W. 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS FROM 14N16W TO 10N26W TO 11N39W TO
11N48W...THEN ITCZ TO 11N59W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG
WITHIN 120 NM S OF MONSOON TROUGH BETWEEN 42W AND 45W.

$$
.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.