194 
FZNT02 KNHC 080222
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC WED AUG 8 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED AUG 8.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU AUG  9.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI AUG 10.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.CARIBBEAN WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 11N76W TO 14N76W TO 14N70W TO
11N70W TO 11N76W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E 
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 14 FT OUTSIDE THE GULF 
OF VENEZUELA. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 18N72W TO 11N68W 
TO 11N80W TO 15N82W TO 19N79W TO 18N72W E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
8 TO 11 FT.
.15 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE...EXCEPT WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 11N76W TO 14N76W TO 
14N70W 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 12N68W TO 
10N80W TO 12N83W TO 18N83W TO 18N72W E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT IN E SWELL.
.39 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE...EXCEPT WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 18N75W TO 12N69W TO 
11N74W TO 09N78W TO 11N84W TO 17N82W TO 18N75W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT 
IN E SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 21N72W TO 21N70W TO 20N70W TO 
20N72W TO 21N72W NE TO 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 21N72.5W TO 21N70W TO 
20N70W TO 20N72.5W TO 21N72.5W NE TO 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.

.CARIBBEAN 24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 17N86W TO
16N86W TO 16N87W TO 17N87W TO 17N86W...INCLUDING GULF OF
HONDURAS...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 17N86W TO 16N86W TO 
16N87W TO 16N88W TO 17N87W TO 17N86W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
HONDURAS...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.