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FZNT02 KNHC 200943
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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.

SECURITE

ATLANTIC BETWEEN 07N TO 31N W OF 35W INCLUDING CARIBBEAN SEA
AND GULF OF MEXICO

SYNOPSIS VALID 0600 UTC WED AUG 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU AUG 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI AUG 22.

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM FAY NEAR 28.2N 80.6W 993 MB AT 0900 UTC AUG 20
MOVING N OR 360 DEG AT 4 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 
55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM NE QUADRANT...
100 NM SE QUADRANT...30 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 40 NM NW QUADRANT.  
SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 0 NM W SEMICIRCLE...120 NM NE 
QUADRANT AND 150 NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 18 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM FAY NEAR 29.3N 80.9W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 120 NM E SEMICIRCLE...20 NM SW QUADRANT AND 40 NM NW 
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM E SEMICIRCLE
WITH SEAS TO 22 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION FAY INLAND NEAR 30.0N
82.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT
OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM E SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 18 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION FAY INLAND NEAR 30.4N
84.1W. 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 30.7N
86.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 40 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION FAY INLAND NEAR 31.0N
88.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 40 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 76W 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 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

.ATLC LOW CENTER NEAR 13N38W 1008 MB MOVING WNW 10 KT.
WITHIN 90 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE
FROM 14N TO 26N E OF 48W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW CENTER NEAR 13N42W 1007 MB MOVING WNW
10 KT. WITHIN 90 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 14N TO 26N E OF 48W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW CENTER NEAR 14N46W 1006 MB MOVING WNW
10 KT. WITHIN 90 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
ELSEWHERE FROM 16N TO 26N E OF 48W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.

.CARIBBEAN 24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 14N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W
NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.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.

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.FORECASTER MT. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.