000 FZNT02 KNHC 161559 HSFAT2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1630 UTC SAT AUG 16 2008 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1200 UTC SAT AUG 16. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN AUG 17. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON AUG 18. .WARNINGS. ...HURRICANE WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM FAY NEAR 19.0N 73.7W 1007 MB AT 1500 UTC AUG 16 MOVING W OR 280 DEG AT 13 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM NE QUADRANT...60 NM SE QUADRANT...0 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 75 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM NE QUADRANT. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM FAY INLAND NEAR 20.0N 77.5W. 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 IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. MAX SEAS TO 19 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE FAY INLAND NEAR 22.7N 80.6W. 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 AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. MAX SEAS TO 24 FT. .72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE FAY OVER WATER NEAR 26.0N 82.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM FAY INLAND NEAR 29.5N 82.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM FAY INLAND NEAR 32.5N 83.0W. 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 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 17N TO 24N BETWEEN 68W AND 79W WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 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 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 18N TO 25N BETWEEN72W AND 83W WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 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 8 TO 11 FT. .ATLC TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 52W S OF 24N MOVING W 10 KT. FROM 18N TO 23N BETWEEN 45W AND 50W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 15N TO 26N BETWEEN 43W AND WAVE AXIS E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. FROM 11N TO 20N BETWEEN WAVE AXIS AND 57W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 55W WITH LOW NEAR 22N56W 1012 MB. N OF 18N BETWEEN 49W AND 58W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT IN SE SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH ALONG 31N57W TO 24N67W MOVING WNW 10 KT. N OF 26N BETWEEN 51W AND 58W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL. .ATLC TROUGH ALONG 55W N OF 23N. WITHIN 180 NM W OF AXIS NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. WITHIN 180 NM E OF AXIS E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .ATLC 24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE E OF AREA. FROM 12N TO 20N E OF 40W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 40W. FROM 14N TO 21N E OF 45W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. S OF 13N E OF 41W SW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .CARIBBEAN 36 HOUR FORECAST S OF 15N BETWEEN 70W AND 75W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. $$ .FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.