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FZNT02 KNHC 191522
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC TUE AUG 19 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE AUG 19.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED AUG 20.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU AUG 21.

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM FAY NEAR 26.7N 81.3W 986 MB AT 1500 UTC AUG 19
MOVING NNE OR 015 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT
GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 30 NM W 
SEMICIRCLE...100 NM NE QUADRANT AND 90 NM SE QUADRANT. SEAS 12 
FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM E SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 19 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM FAY NEAR 28.9N 80.6W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 75 NM E SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM E 
SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 15 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM FAY NEAR 30.0N 80.9W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 75 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 45 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR 
GREATER OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 180 NM NE AND 120 NM SE 
QUADRANTS WITH SEAS TO 16 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION FAY INLAND NEAR 30.6N
82.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION FAY INLAND NEAR 31.0N
84.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST REMNANT LOW FAY NEAR 31.5N 86.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 25 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...OVER FORECAST WATERS FROM 
25N TO 30N W OF 77W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 24N W OF 
75W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 25N W OF 
74W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

.ATLC TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 37W WITH ASSOCIATED LOW NEAR 13N37W 
1009 MOVING WNW 15 TO 20 KT. FROM 14N TO 26N E OF 43W NE WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 46W WITH LOW NEAR 14N46W 
1008 MB. FROM 15N TO 26N E OF 50W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE S OF 22N ALONG 54W WITH LOW NEAR 
16N54W 1009 MB. FROM 16N TO 27N BETWEEN 45W AND 58W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.

.CARIBBEAN 24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 18N W OF 84W SE WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.GULF OF MEXICO S OF 28N E OF 84W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 26N TO 29N E OF 83W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N E OF 84W NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER COBB. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.