000
FZNT02 KNHC 151604
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC FRI AUG 15 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC FRI AUG 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT AUG 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN AUG 17.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC LOW 18.5N68W 1010 MB MOVING W TO WNW 10 KT. WITHIN 300 NM 
N AND 120 NM S SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 18N TO 25N BETWEEN 60W AND 71W NE TO E WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 19.5N 
72.5W 1008 MB. WITHIN 300 NM N AND 120 NM S SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 21.0N 
76.5W 1006 MB. WITHIN 240 NM N AND 120 NM S SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT.

.ATLC TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 48W S OF 20N MOVING WITH AN ASSOCIATED 
LOW 15N48W 1010 MB MOVING WNW TO NW 10 TO 15 KT. FROM 15N TO 23N 
BETWEEN 37W AND 53W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 52W WITH LOW 17N53W 1010 
MB. FROM 17N TO 26N E OF WAVE AXIS TO 44W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 10 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. FROM 17N TO 26N W OF WAVE AXIS 
TO 55W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 55W WITH LOW 19N55W 1010 
MB. FROM 19N TO 28N E OF WAVE AXIS TO 48W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. FROM 19N TO 28N W OF WAVE 
AXIS TO 61W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.ATLC N OF 29N W OF 75W SW TO W WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC 36 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE E OF AREA ALONG 31W. FROM 
12N TO 20N E OF 40W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.ATLC 48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE E OF AREA ALONG 34W. FROM 
12N TO 22N E OF 40W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN S OF 19N W OF 86W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO FROM 20N TO 25N BETWEEN 88W AND 94W SE WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 20N TO 24N BETWEEN 89W AND 94W E TO SE 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. N OF 29N BETWEEN 85W AND 
90W SW TO W WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.


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

$$
.FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.