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FZNT02 KNHC 262206
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
2230 UTC SAT JUN 26 2010

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT JUN 26.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN JUN 27.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON JUN 28.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN AND GULF OF MEXICO TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM ALEX AT 17.3N 87.8W 996 MB AT 2100 UTC JUN 26 
MOVING W OR 280 DEG AT 10 KT.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 GUSTS 
65 KT.  TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 30 NM W SEMICIRCLE... 
100 NM NE QUADRANT AND 75 NM SE QUADRANT.  SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER 
WITHIN 200 NM NE QUADRANT...150 NM SE QUADRANT...20 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 60 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 16 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST  TROPICAL DEPRESSION ALEX INLAND NEAR 17.7N 
89.2W.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 GUSTS 40 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  TROPICAL DEPRESSION ALEX INLAND NEAR 19.0N 
91.0W.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST  TROPICAL STORM ALEX NEAR 20.5N 93.5W.  
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 GUSTS 65 KT.  TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 75 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 25 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 
FT OR GREATER WITHIN 75 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 25 NM SW QUADRANT 
WITH SEAS TO 12 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST  HURRICANE ALEX NEAR 21.5N 95.5W.  MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 GUSTS 80 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST  HURRICANE ALEX INLAND NEAR 22.0N 98.0W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 GUSTS 80 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST  TROPICAL DEPRESSION ALEX INLAND NEAR 22.0N 
101.0W.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 20 GUSTS 25 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC TROUGH 26N59W TO 19N64W.  FROM 22N TO 26N WITHIN 240 NM E 
OF TROUGH  SE WINDS 20 KT.  SEAS 8 FT.  FROM 22N TO 26N WITHIN 
120 NM W OF TROUGH  NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT.  SEAS 8 FT.  FROM 
17N TO 22N BETWEEN 53W AND 60W  WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS 8 
FT IN SE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  TROUGH 26N60W TO 19N65W.  FROM 19N TO 25N 
WITHIN 270 NM E OF TROUGH  E TO SE WINDS 20 KT.  SEAS 8 FT.  
FROM 24N TO 27N WITHIN 120 NM W OF TROUGH  NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST  TROUGH 29N65W TO 20N70W.  WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT.  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...ELSEWHERE N OF 15N W OF 
82W  WINDS TO 33 KT.  SEAS TO 12 FT.  N OF 15N FROM 75W TO 82W E 
TO SE WINDS 20 KT.  SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...ELSEWHERE W OF 
82W  SE TO S WINDS 20 KT.  SEAS TO 8 FT.  N OF 15N FROM 75W TO 
83W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT.  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  W OF 83W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT WITH HIGHER 
GUSTS NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL.  SEAS TO 8 FT EXCEPT TO 10 FT NEAR 
YUCATAN CHANNEL.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 68W TO 75W  E WINDS 20 KT.  SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  LITTLE CHANGE.

.GULF OF MEXICO S OF 25N FROM 85W TO 93W  E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  
SEAS 9 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  S OF 25N FROM 85W TO 93W  SE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL.  SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST  EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...ELSEWHERE S OF 
25N W OF 90W  WINDS TO 33 KT.  SEAS TO 12 FT.  S OF 25N E OF 90W 
SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  SEAS TO 12 FT... 
HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  LITTLE CHANGE.

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

$$
.FORECASTER WALLY BARNES.  TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.