000
FZNT02 KNHC 181601
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC MON AUG 18 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON AUG 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE AUG 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED AUG 20.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM FAY NEAR 23.6N 81.5W 1003 MB AT 1500 UTC AUG 18
MOVING NNW OR 335 DEG AT 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT
GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 0 NM W
SEMICIRCLE...100 NM NE QUADRANT AND 90 NM SE QUADRANT.SEAS 12
FT OR GREATER WITHIN 0 NM W SEMICIRCLE...100 NM NE QUADRANT AND
120 NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 17 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE FAY NEAR 26.2N 82.1W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 120 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 60 NM W SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR 
GREATER WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 18 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM FAY INLAND NEAR 29.3N 81.8W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 60 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 0 NM W SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 
FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 15 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM FAY INLAND NEAR 31.5N 81.5W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION FAY INLAND NEAR 33.6N
81.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST REMNANT LOW FAY NEAR 35.5N 82.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 25 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC S OF 27N W OF 77W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 28N W OF 77W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 25N W OF 76W EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS 
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

.ATLC TROUGH FROM 31N55W TO 24N57W MOVING W 10 KT. N OF 25N
E OF TROUGH TO 61W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .24 HOUR 
FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC FROM 14N TO 17N E OF 40W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 40W WITH LOW NEAR 14N40W 
1010 MB MOVING WNW 10 TO 15 KT. FROM 15N TO 23N E OF 44W NE 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE S OF 20N ALONG 47W WITH LOW NEAR 
15N47W 1010 MB. FROM 15N TO 23N E OF 50W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.CARIBBEAN N OF 20N BETWEEN 77W AND 81W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS S OF 25N E OF 85W 
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS S OF 27N E OF 
85W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS N OF 27N 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.

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.FORECASTER DGS. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.