000
FZNT02 KNHC 222222
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
2230 UTC TUE AUG 22 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE AUG 22.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED AUG 23.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU AUG 24.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.06 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 20.5N90.5W 1009 MB. OVER 
FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 180 NM N SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 
22N92W 1008 MB. WITHIN 210 NM NE SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 
24.5N94W 1004 MB. WITHIN 120 NM NE SEMICIRCLE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 210 NM N SEMICIRCLE...210 NM 
SE AND 90 NM SW QUADRANTS...WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.CARIBBEAN 06 HOUR FORECAST S OF 13N BETWEEN 69W AND 74W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.30 HOUR FORECAST S OF 13N BETWEEN 68W AND 73W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.42 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 2045 UTC TUE AUG 22...

.SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG ACROSS NW CARIBBEAN AND GULF OF 
MEXICO FROM 20N TO 27N BETWEEN 84W AND 92W. 

$$

.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.