000
FZNT02 KNHC 171614
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC SUN AUG 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON AUG 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE AUG 19.

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM FAY NEAR 20.5N 78.6W 1003 MB AT 1500 UTC AUG 17 
MOVING WNW OR 290 DEG AT 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT 
GUSTS 55 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 30 NM N SEMICIRCLE...120 NM SE QUADRANT AND 
0 NM SW QUADRANT. MAX SEAS TO 15 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM FAY INLAND NEAR 22.9N 81.4W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 100 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 45 NM W SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 
FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM NE AND 60 NM SW SEMICIRCLES. MAX 
SEAS 
TO 22 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE FAY NEAR 26.2N 82.2W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 60 NM W SEMICIRCLE...100 NM NE QUADRANT AND 120 NM SE 
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM NE AND 75 NM SW 
SEMICIRCLES. SEAS TO 28 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM FAY INLAND NEAR 29.5N 82.0W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM FAY INLAND NEAR 32.5N 81.5W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST REMNANT LOW FAY NEAR 36.0N 81.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 25 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC S OF 23N W OF 74W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 
FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 25N W OF 73W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 
8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...S OF 25N W OF 
78W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 
26N W OF 76W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...S OF 29N W OF 
78W WINDS WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.

.ATLC TROUGH FROM 27N53 TO 13N58W MOVING W 10 KT. FROM 20N TO 
29N BETWEEN 47W TO WAVE AXIS E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT IN SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 24N TO 29N BETWEEN WAVE 
AXIS TO 57W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 31N56W TO 22N58W. N OF 23N E OF 
TROUGH TO 52W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST LOW 1016 MB NEAR 31N58W MOVING NW 10 KT. 
WITHIN 150 NM SE QUADRANT WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.ATLC FROM 14N TO 22N E OF 37W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 36W WITH ASSOCIATED LOW 
NEAR 13N36W MOVING WNW 10 TO 15 KT. FROM 14N TO 20N E OF 41W NE 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. S OF 1N E OF 39W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 40W S OF 21N. FROM 14N TO 
27N E OF 45W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. S 
OF 14N E OF 41W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 17N BETWEEN 73W 
AND 80W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 20N BETWEEN 
78W AND 83W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 21N BETWEEN 79W AND 85W SW TO 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO S OF 24N NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...S OF 26N NE TO 
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...S OF 28N E OF 
84W WINDS WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 28N E 
OF 85W WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.