000
FZNT02 KNHC 160922
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC SAT AUG 16 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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.

PAN PAN

ATLANTIC BETWEEN 07N TO 31N W OF 35W INCLUDING CARIBBEAN SEA
AND GULF OF MEXICO

SYNOPSIS VALID 0600 UTC SAT AUG 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN AUG 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON AUG 18.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM FAY NEAR 18.7N 72.0W 1007 MB AT 0900 UTC AUG 16 
MOVING W OR 270 DEG AT 12 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT 
GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM NE 
QUADRANT...60 NM SE QUADRANT...AND 75 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS TO 12 
FT WITHIN 120 NM NE QUADRANT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM FAY NEAR 19.6N 76.4W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 75 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...100 NM NE QUADRANT AND 40 NM 
SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM NE QUADRANT. 
HIGHEST SEAS 15 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE FAY NEAR SOUTHERN COAST OF CUBA NEAR 
21.8N 79.9W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL 
STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 75 NM SW 
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM E AND 60 NM W 
SEMICIRCLES. HIGHEST SEAS TO 21 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE FAY NEAR 25.0N 82.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE FAY NEAR 28.5N 83.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM FAY INLAND NEAR 32.0N 84.5W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC AND CARIBBEAN EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 270 NM 
N AND 120 NM S SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 270 NM N 
SEMICIRCLE...180 NM SE AND 90 NM SW QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. 
SEAS TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 240 NM N 
SEMICIRCLE...180 NM SE AND 90 NM SW QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. 
SEAS TO 11 FT.

.ATLC TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 52W S OF 23N WITH LOW NEAR 14N52W 1010 
MB MOVING NW 10 KT. FROM 16N TO 29N BETWEEN 43W AND WAVE E TO SE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. FROM 17N TO 29N BETWEEN WAVE 
AND 55W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 55W WITH LOW 18N55W 1010 
MB. N OF 18N BETWEEN 47W AND 58W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
TO 12 FT IN SE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 60W. N OF 22N BETWEEN 52W 
AND 60W SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL. 

.ATLC 48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 36W S OF 20N. FROM 
14N TO 20N E OF 44W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN 48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 15N BETWEEN 68W AND 74W E WINDS 
TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER BERG. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.