366 FZNT02 KNHC 070243 HSFAT2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 0430 UTC TUE AUG 7 2018 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 TUE AUG 7. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED AUG 8. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU AUG 9. .WARNINGS. ...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING... .CARIBBEAN WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 13N75W TO 13N72W TO 11N70W TO 11N75W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT OUTSIDE THE GULF OF VENEZUELA. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 14N70W TO 11N67W TO 11N74W TO 11N79W TO 13N80W TO 16N77W TO 14N70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT W OF 70W. .12 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE...EXCEPT FREQUENT GUSTS TO 35 KT DIMINISHED. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 13N75W TO 13N72W TO 11N70W TO 11N75W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT OUTSIDE THE GULF OF VENEZUELA. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 18N72W TO 11N67W TO 12N73W TO 10N79W TO 15N82W TO 18N79W TO 18N72W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .36 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE...EXCEPT WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 13N76W TO 13N72W TO 11N70W TO 11N76W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT OUTSIDE THE GULF OF VENEZUELA. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 18N72W TO 18N72W TO 11N67W TO 09N82W TO 18N82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 17N86W TO 16N86W TO 16N87W TO 17N87W TO 16N86W TO 17N86W...INCLUDING GULF OF HONDURAS...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .ATLC WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 20N71W TO 20N72.5W TO 21N72.5W TO 21N71W TO 20N71W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .06 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .21 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 20N70.5W TO 20N72.5W TO 21N72.5W TO 20N70.5W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .30 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .45 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 20N70.5W TO 20N72.5W TO 21N72.5W TO 21N70.5W TO 20N70.5W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. $$ .FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.