000 FZNT02 KNHC 172157 HSFAT2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 2230 UTC SUN AUG 17 2008 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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. PAN PAN ATLANTIC BETWEEN 07N TO 31N W OF 35W INCLUDING CARIBBEAN SEA AND GULF OF MEXICO SYNOPSIS VALID 1800 UTC SUN AUG 17. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON AUG 18. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE AUG 19. .WARNINGS. ...HURRICANE WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM FAY NEAR 21.0N 80.2W 1003 MB AT 2100 UTC 17 MOVING WNW OR 300 DEG AT 13 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 0 NM W SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM NE QUADRANT...120 NM SE QUADRANT...AND 30 NM NW QUADRANT WITH HIGHEST SEAS 15 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM FAY OVER WATER NEAR 23.8N 82.8W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 50 NM W SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 120 NM E QUADRANT AND WITHIN 75 NM W QUADRANT WITH HIGHEST SEAS 16 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE FAY NEAR 27.0N 83.2W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 125 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 75 NM W SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 90 NM SE QUADRANT AND WITHIN 90 NM W SEMICIRCLE WITH HIGHEST SEAS 17 FT. .72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE FAY INLAND NEAR 30.0N 83.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION FAY INLAND NEAR 33.5N 82.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST REMNANT LOW FAY NEAR 37.0N 82.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 25 KT. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .ATLC S OF 26N W OF 77W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 28N W OF 77W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 25N W OF 77W WINDS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .ATLC TROUGH FROM 30N51W TO 23N56W MOVING W 10 KT. FROM 20N TO 30N BETWEEN 48W TO TROUGH AXIS E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 24N TO 29N BETWEEN TROUGH AXIS TO 57W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 31N56W TO 25N58W. N OF 27N E OF TROUGH TO 50W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .ATLC FROM 15N TO 21N E OF 38W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 38W WITH ASSOCIATED LOW NEAR 13N37W 1010 MB MOVING WNW 10 TO 15 KT. FROM 13N TO 23N E OF 43W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. S OF 13N E OF 40W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN SE SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 43W S OF 21N WITH ASSOCIATED LOW NEAR 15N43W 1010 MB. FROM 15N TO 27N E OF 45W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .CARIBBEAN EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 20N BETWEEN 75 AND 82W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 21N BETWEEN 80W AND 82W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. .36 HOUR FORECAST N OF 20N E OF 84W S WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .GULF OF MEXICO S OF 24N E OF 85W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...S OF 26N E OF 85W 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 85W WINDS WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. $$ .FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.