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FZNT02 KNHC 192134
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC TUE AUG 19.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED AUG 20.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU AUG 21.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM FAY NEAR 27.3N 81.0W 986 MB AT 2100 UTC MOVING N 
NE OR 020 DEG AT 7 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 
KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 30 NM W SEMICIRCLE...120 
NM NE QUADRANT AND 150 NM SE QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER 
WITHIN 120 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 0 NM W SEMICIRCLE WITH HIGHEST 
SEAS 16 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE FAY NEAR 29.0N 80.2W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 120 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 30 NM W SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR 
GREATER WITHIN 120 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 0 NM W SEMICIRCLE WITH 
HIGHEST SEAS 26 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE FAY INLAND NEAR 30.0N 81.4W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. LITTLE CHANGE IN RADIUS OF 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 210 NM 
E SEMICIRCLE AND 0 NM W SEMICIRCLE WITH HIGHEST SEAS 26 FT. 
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION FAY INLAND NEAR 30.5N
83.0W. 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 31.4N
85.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST REMNANT LOW FAY NEAR 32.0N 87.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 25 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...OVER FORECAST WATERS W OF 
76W BETWEEN 24N AND 30N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...W OF 75W N OF 
26N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 28N W OF 
74W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

.ATLC TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 38W WITH ASSOCIATED LOW NEAR 13N38W 
1008 MOVING WNW 10 TO 15 KT. FROM 14N TO 25N E OF 43W NE WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 46W WITH LOW NEAR 13N46W 
1008 MB. FROM 14N TO 25N E OF 50W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 52W WITH LOW NEAR 14N52W 
1009 MB. FROM 16N TO 26N BETWEEN 40W AND 55W NE TO E EXCEPT E TO 
SE WITHIN 300 NM E OF TROPICAL WAVE S OF 20N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.

.CARIBBEAN 24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 18N W OF 85W SE WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N E OF 83W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 26N E OF 85W W TO NW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N E OF 85W NW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.