000
FZNT02 KNHC 170954
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC THU AUG 17 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC THU AUG 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI AUG 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT AUG 19.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC AND CARIBBEAN LOW PRES NEAR 14N52W 1008 MB. WITHIN AREA 
BOUNDED BY 20N55W TO 20N46W TO 13N46W TO 13N55W TO 20N55W NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 
13N57W 1010 MB. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 20N62W TO 20N53W TO 
13N53W TO 13N62W TO 20N62W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND 
PASSAGES AND ATLANTIC EXPOSURES... E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO
9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...IN 
CARIBBEAN NEAR 14N63W 1009 MB. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 21N65W TO 
21N60W TO 17N60W TO 17N65W TO 21N65W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC 
EXPOSURES AND PASSAGES... WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT. OVER ATLC WATERS WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 18N68W TO 18N63W TO 
14N63W TO 14N68W TO 18N68W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND 
PASSAGES AND IN MONA PASSAGE... E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10
FT.

.ATLC LOW PRES NEAR 14N40W 1009 MB. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 
19N42W TO 19N36W TO 14N37W TO 14N42W TO 19N42W E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR
14.5N46W 1011. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 22N52W TO 22N40W TO 15N40W
TO 15N52W TO 22N52W E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR
16N52W 1011 MB. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 24N59W TO 24N46W TO 
16N46W TO 16N59W TO 24N59W E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.ATLC AND CARIBBEAN WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 21N76W TO 21N73W TO 
19N73W TO 19N76W TO 21N76W...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 WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 21N75W TO 21N72W TO 
20N72W TO 20N75W TO 21N75W...INCLUDING APPROACH TO WINDWARD 
PASSAGE... E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC 36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 21N41W TO 21N35W
TO 13N35W TO 13N41W TO 21N41W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 19N42W TO 19N35W TO
13N35W TO 13N42W TO 19N42W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 13N77W TO 13N74W TO 11N74W TO
11N77W TO 13N77W...INCLUDING WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF
COLOMBIA... NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 18N73W TO 18N70W TO 16N70W TO
16N73W TO 18N73W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 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 0930 UTC THU AUG 17...

.TROPICAL WAVE FROM 22N66W TO 12N69W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO
ISOLATED STRONG FROM 15N TO 23N BETWEEN 62W AND 72W.

.LOW PRES NEAR 14N52W 1008 MB. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 12N TO 
15N BETWEEN 52W AND 55W.

.LOW PRES NEAR 14N40W 1009 MB. SCATTERED MODERATE FORM 14N TO 17N
BETWEEN 41W AND 44W.

.SCATTERED MODERATE SW CARIBBEAN S OF 12N W OF 80W.

$$
.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.