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FZNT02 KNHC 201630 AAA
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST...UPDATED
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL                          
1630 UTC WED AUG 20 2014

UPDATED ATLC AND CARIBBEAN LOW PRES INITIAL FORECAST

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC WED AUG 20.                            
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU AUG 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI AUG 22.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.ATLC AND CARIBBEAN LOW PRES NEAR 11N53W 1009 MB MOVING NW 10 KT 
WITH TROUGH NE TO 13N50W. WITHIN 60 NM OF LOW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT. WITHIN 120 NM S OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS WITHIN 120 NM OF LOW...AND 
WITHIN 90 OF TROUGH.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 
13N57W 1008 MB. WITHIN 240 NM N AND 90 NM S SEMICIRCLES OF LOW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM 
OF LOW. 
.30 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 
14N58W 1008 MB. WITHIN 120 NM OF LOW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT  
20 TO 30 KT WITHIN 240 NM NE QUADRANT. SEAS TO 9 FT...EXCEPT 8 
TO 11 FT WITHIN 240 NM NE QUADRANT. SCATTERED TSTMS WITHIN 240 
NM E SEMICIRCLE OF LOW. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 
15N64W 1007 MB. WITHIN 270 NM N SEMICIRCLE OF LOW WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. WITHIN 150 NM S SEMICIRCLE OF LOW WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS WITHIN 360 NM NE 
SEMICIRCLE OF LOW. 

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 72W AND 76W NE TO E WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 71W AND 77W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.CARIBBEAN 12 HOUR FORECAST S OF 17N W OF 85W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF HONDURAS...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.GULF OF MEXICO 12 HOUR FORECAST ALONG YUCATAN PENINSULA FROM 
19N TO 22N BETWEEN 89W AND 92W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST ALONG YUCATAN PENINSULA FROM 19N TO 21N 
BETWEEN 90W AND 92W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

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.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.