000
FZNT02 KNHC 132145
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC WED AUG 13 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED AUG 13.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU AUG 14.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI AUG 15.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC TROPICAL WAVE 22N57W 09N61W WITH LOW NEAR 17N59W 1009 MB 
MOVING WNW 10 TO 15 KT. FROM 17N TO 20N BETWEEN 55W AND 59W E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 16N TO 23N 
BETWEEN 50W AND 60W E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE NEAR 18N62W 
1009 MB. FROM 17N TO 20N BETWEEN 59W AND 63W E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 16N TO 23N BETWEEN 58W AND 65W E
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE NEAR 19N68W 
1009 MB. FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 63W AND 68W E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 18N TO 24N BETWEEN 62W AND 69W 
E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.ATLC TROPICAL WAVE 21N36W 06N38W WITH LOW NEAR 13N38W 1009 MB 
MOVING NW 15 KT. FROM 14N TO 21N E OF 41W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 15N43W 1009 MB. WITHIN 360 NM N 
SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 17N48W 1009 MB. WITHIN 480 NM NE AND
300 NM NW QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.

.ATLC N OF 28N W OF 74W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N BETWEEN 71W AND 78W SW TO W WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 30N BETWEEN 72W AND 77W SW TO W WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS LESS TO 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W NE TO E WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.CARIBBEAN S OF 18N W OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 
8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTE CHANGE
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO N OF 27N E OF 94W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N E OF 86W SW TO W WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.30 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 SCHAUER CLARK. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.