000
FZNT02 KNHC 220318
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC FRI AUG 22 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC FRI AUG 22.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT AUG 23.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN AUG 24.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC AND GULF TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM FAY NEAR 29.3N 81.4W 994 MB AT 0300 UTC AUG 22 
MOVING W OR 270 DEG AT 2 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 
60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 150 NM NE
QUADRANT...130 NM SE QUADRANT...50 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 100 NM 
NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM NE QUADRANT AND 
150 NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 17 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM FAY OVER GULF OF MEXICO NEAR
29.6N 83.7W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL 
STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS LESS THAN 12 
FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM FAY NEAR FL PANHANDLE COAST
NEAR 30.4N 86.7W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. 
LITTLE CHANGE IN RADIUS OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. SEAS LESS 
THAN 12 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION FAY INLAND NEAR 31.0N 
88.5W. 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 31.2N
89.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION FAY INLAND NEAR 31.5N
89.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 27N W OF 76W WINDS 20 
TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N W OF 79W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC LOW NEAR 12N50W 1008 MB MOVING WNW 10 TO 15 KT. FROM 13N TO
23N BETWEEN 45W AND 55W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.24 HOUR LOW NEAR 13N56W 1008 MB. FROM 14N TO 24N BETWEEN 50W AND
AND 62W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 15N61W 1009 MB. WITHIN 420 NM N 
SEMICIRCLE AND 270 NM SE QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT. 

.ATLC TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 36W S OF 20N MOVING W 15 KT. N OF 17N 
E OF 40W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 42W S OF 20N. N OF 17N E 
OF 44W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 48W S OF 20N. N OF 17N E 
OF 50W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 75W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS TO
20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO N OF 27N E OF 85W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...ELSEWHERE N OF 
27N E OF 86W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...ELSEWHERE N OF 
28N E OF 88W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. 

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

$$
.FORECASTER CANGIALOSI. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.