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FZNT02 KNHC 231535
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST                                               
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER                                 
1630 UTC SAT AUG 23 2014

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT AUG 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN AUG 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON AUG 25.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.ATLC LOW PRES NEAR 20N71W 1007 MB. WITHIN 30 NM N SEMICIRCLE OF 
LOW CENTER WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 
240 NM NW AND NE QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT E 
OF BAHAMAS. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 
23N74.5W 1005 MB. WITHIN 60 NM NE SEMICIRCLE OF LOW CENTER WINDS 
25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM NE 
SEMICIRCLE AND 30 NM SW SEMICIRCLE OF LOW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN SE SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 21N TO 27N 
BETWEEN 66W AND 75W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY 
IN SE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 
25N76W 1003 MB. WITHIN 90 NM NE AND 30 NM SW SEMICIRCLE OF LOW 
CENTER WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 
NM NE SEMICIRCLE AND 75 NM SW SEMICIRCLE OF LOW CENTER WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL. REMAINDER AREA FROM 
22N TO 28N E OF THE BAHAMAS TO 71W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEA TO 9 
FT PRIMARILY IN SE SWELL.

.THE WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.06 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 AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.