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FZNT02 KNHC 042127
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC MON AUG 04 2008

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 BETWEEN 07N TO 31N W OF 35W INCLUDING CARIBBEAN SEA
AND GULF OF MEXICO

SYNOPSIS VALID 1800 UTC MON AUG 04.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE AUG 05.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED AUG 06.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF MEXICO TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM EDOUARD NEAR 28.3N 91.4W 1000 MB AT 2100 UTC 04
MOVING W OR 280 DEG AT 6 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS
50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER 
WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER. HIGHEST SEAS TO 16 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM EDOUARD JUST INLAND NEAR 29.4N 
95.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM 
FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 30 NM W SEMICIRCLE. 
SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER. HIGHEST SEAS TO 22 
FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST REMNANT LOW WELL INLAND NEAR 31.5N 99.3W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 61W/62W WITH ASSOCIATED LOW NEAR 22N61W
1013 MB MOVING WNW 18 KT. WITHIN 240 NM N SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 15N TO 25N E OF WAVE NE
TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 65W S OF 26N WITH 
ASSOCIATED LOW NEAR 24N65W 1013 MB. WITHIN 180 NM N SEMICIRCLE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 20N TO 24N 
BETWEEN WAVE AND 60W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE WEAKENING ALONG 73W S OF 26N. E 
OF WAVE TO 67W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. FROM 12N TO 
22N BETWEEN 55W AND 61W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 68W AND 80W NE TO E WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 18N BETWEEN 66W AND 83W NE TO E 
WINDS
TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE S OF 19N ALONG 72W. W OF AXIS TO
80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF 
COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. 
WITHIN 300 NM E OF WAVE E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 27N W OF 88W
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N BETWEEN 88W
AND 92W S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS SECTION...N OF 
27N W OF 93W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.