000
FZNT02 KNHC 150241
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC THU AUG 15 2013
SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FROM 07N TO 31N W OF 35W INCLUDING CARIBBEAN SEA AND 
GULF OF MEXICO

SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC THU AUG 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI AUG 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT AUG 17.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL DEPRESSION FIVE NEAR 14.0N 23.5W 1008 MB AT 0300 UTC
AUG 15 MOVING W NW OR 290 DEG AT 12 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS
30 KT GUSTS 40 KT.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM FIVE NEAR 15.1N 27.9W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 40 NM N SEMICIRCLE...30 NM SE QUADRANT AND 0 NM SW
QUADRANT. SEAS TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM FIVE NEAR 16.5N 32.9W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 50 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 30 NM S
SEMICIRCLE. SEAS TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 240 NM NW SEMICIRCLE
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND SE SWELL.
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM FIVE NEAR 17.5N 37.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM FIVE NEAR 17.5N 41.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM FIVE NEAR 17.5N 46.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT.

FORECAST WINDS IN AND NEAR ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES SHOULD BE
USED WITH CAUTION DUE TO UNCERTAINTY IN FORECAST TRACK...SIZE
AND INTENSITY. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.ATLC FROM 14N TO 24N BETWEEN 39W AND 59W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 85W WITH LOW PRES 1007 MB ALONG
WAVE AT 18N. WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. 
POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS NW OF AREA.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 18N BETWEEN 67W AND 79W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 10 FT. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 18N BETWEEN 69W AND 81W E WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 18N BETWEEN 70W AND 82W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 15N BETWEEN 77W AND 81W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN E SWELL.

.GULF OF MEXICO 30 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE S OF 26N ALONG 88W.
S OF 23N WITHIN 120 NM E OF WAVE SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL 
CYCLONE...NEAR 22N89W 1008 MB. WITHIN 180 NM NE AND WITHIN
90 NM SW SEMICIRCLES OF LOW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 
24N90W 1007 MB. WITHIN 150 NM OF LOW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.