000
FZNT02 KNHC 220935
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC FRI AUG 22.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT AUG 23.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN AUG 24.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC AND GULF TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM FAY NEAR 29.6N 82.2W 995 MB AT 0900 UTC AUG 22
MOVING W OR 280 DEG AT 5 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 
55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM NE QUADRANT AND 
100 NM SE QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM OF 
CENTER NE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 14 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM FAY OVER WATER NEAR 29.8N
84.6W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM 
FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT NW QUADRANT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM FAY INLAND NEAR 30.5N 87.5W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 60 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS LESS THAN 12 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION FAY INLAND NEAR 31.0N
89.5W. 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
90.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST REMNANT LOW FAY NEAR 32.0N 89.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 25 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 27N W OF 77W WINDS 20 
TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N W OF 79W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC LOW NEAR 12N52W 1008 MB MOVING WNW 10 TO 15 KT. FROM 13N TO
23N BETWEEN 47W AND 56W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.24 HOUR LOW NEAR 13N57W 1008 MB. FROM 15N TO 22N BETWEEN 57W AND
AND 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 15N62W 1009 MB. WITHIN 360 NM N 
SEMICIRCLE AND 270 NM SE QUADRANT WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 

.ATLC TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 38W S OF 20N MOVING W 10 TO 15 KT. N 
OF 17N E OF 43W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 44W S OF 20N. N OF 17N 
BETWEEN 37W AND 47W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 50W S OF 20N. N OF 17N 
BETWEEN 40W AND 51W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 76W AND 80W NE TO E WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. S OF 19N W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 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 CHRISTENSEN. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.