000
FZNT02 KNHC 301606
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1630 UTC WED JUN 30 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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.

PAN PAN

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

SYNOPSIS VALID 1200 UTC WED JUN 30.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU JUL 01.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI JUL 02.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE ALEX NEAR 23.8N 95.5W 961 MB AT 1500 UTC JUN 30 
MOVING NW OR 320 DEG AT 6 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT 
GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 175 NM NE 
QUADRANT...150 NM SE QUADRANT...100 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 130 NM 
NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 300 NM NE QUADRANT... 
180 NM SE QUADRANT...120 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 240 NM NW QUADRANT 
WITH SEAS TO 28 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM ALEX INLAND NEAR 24.5N 98.5W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 100 NM E SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 
300 NM NW AND 150 NM SE QUADRANTS WITH SEAS TO 15 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION ALEX INLAND NEAR 24.5N
101.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...DISSIPATED.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC E OF 55W S OF LINE 18N55W TO 25N35W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 23N E OF 63W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 19N E OF 61W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.

.CARIBBEAN N OF 16N W OF 82W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 
11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 16.5N W OF 84W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST W OF 85W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
 
.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 17N BETWEEN 68W AND 80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 17N E OF 78W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL.

.GULF OF MEXICO EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...FROM 19N TO 29N W 
OF 88W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. BETWEEN 84W AND 88W 
SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...FROM 19N TO 28N W 
OF 88W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 28N W OF 
86W WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST S OF 28N W OF 87W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 19N TO 29N W OF 90W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 26N BETWEEN 95W AND 90W E TO SE 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.