000
FZNT02 KNHC 170343
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SUN AUG 17 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC SUN AUG 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON AUG 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE AUG 19.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN AND GULF OF MEXICO TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM FAY NEAR 19.4N 76.3W 1005 MB AT 0300 UTC AUG 17
MOVING W OR 275 DEG AT 12 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT
GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 0 NM W SEMICIRCLE
...90 NM NE QUADRANT AND 50 NM SE QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER
WITHIN 0 NM W SEMICIRCLE...180 NM NE QUADRANT AND 50 NM SE 
QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 15 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM FAY JUST S OF THE CUBAN COAST
NEAR 21.5N 80.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM NE QUADRANT...75 NM SE 
QUADRANT...40 NM SW AND 60 NM NW QUADRANTS. SEAS 12 FT OR 
GREATER OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 180 NM NE AND 60 NM SE 
QUADRANTS WITH SEAS TO 17 FT IN NE QUADRANT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM FAY NEAR 24.5N 82.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 100 NM NE QUADRANT...90 NM SE QUADRANT...60 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 75 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN
180 NM NE AND 90 NM SE QUADRANT AND 60 NM W SEMICIRCLE WITH
SEAS TO 19 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE FAY JUST INLAND THE W FL COAST NEAR 
27.8N 82.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM FAY INLAND NEAR 31.0N 82.5W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION FAY INLAND NEAR 34.0N
82.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC AND CARIBBEAN...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 240 
NM N AND 120 NM S SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT
...HIGHEST BETWEEN BAHAMAS AND CUBA.
.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. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF MEXICO...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS
....WITHIN 240 NM W AND 180 NM E SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.

.ATLC TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 55W S OF 24N MOVING W 13 KT. FROM 16N 
TO 28N BETWEEN 45W AND 54W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 24N58W TO 30N56W WITH ASSOCIATED
LOW NEAR 24N60W 1009 MB. WITHIN 180 NM E OF TROUGH SE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. WITHIN 120 NM SE QUADRANT OF LOW 
SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 30N60W TO 27N64W. N OF 29N WITHIN
120 NM E OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.ATLC 48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE S OF 20N ALONG 40W WITH
ASSOCIATED LOW NEAR 14N40W. WITHIN 150 NM N SEMICIRCLE WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 14N TO 20N E OF
41W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN 12 HOUR FORECAST S OF 14N BETWEEN 68W AND 71W E TO SE
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 AGUIRRE. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.