000
FZNT02 KNHC 200333
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC WED AUG 20 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC WED AUG 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU AUG 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI AUG 22.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM FAY NEAR 27.7N 80.7W 990 MB AT 0300 UTC AUG 20
MOVING NNE OR 030 DEG AT 4 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT
GUSTS 55 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 WITH HIGHEST SEAS TO 16 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM FAY NEAR 29.0N 80.2W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. LITTLE CHANGE IN RADIUS OF 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM 
E SEMICIRCLE WITH HIGHEST SEAS TO 22 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE FAY INLAND NEAR 29.9N 81.7W. 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 WITH HIGHEST SEAS TO 26 FT. 
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION FAY INLAND NEAR 30.5N
83.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 45 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION FAY INLAND NEAR 31.0N
85.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 40 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST REMNANT LOW FAY NEAR 32.0N 87.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 30 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...OVER FORECAST WATERS W OF 
76W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 25N W OF 
75W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 26N W OF 
76W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

.ATLC TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 38W WITH ASSOCIATED LOW NEAR 13N38W 
1010 MB MOVING WNW 10 TO 15 KT. FROM 13N TO 28N E OF 48W NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 46W WITH LOW NEAR 14N46W 
1010 MB. FROM 14N TO 26N E OF 52W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 53W WITH LOW NEAR 15N53W 
1010 MB. FROM 16N TO 26N E OF 59W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.

.CARIBBEAN 12 HOUR FORECAST S OF 18N W OF 85W E TO SE WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.GULF OF MEXICO N OF 25N E OF 84W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT...EXCEPT 
TO 25 KT NEAR FLORIDA COAST. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N E OF 85W N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N E OF 86W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER CANGIALOSI. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.