716 
FZNT02 KNHC 082100
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC WED AUG 8.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU AUG  9.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI AUG 10.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.CARIBBEAN S OF 18N BETWEEN 70W AND 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 70W AND 76W...INCLUDING
WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA AND GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO 
E WINDS 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN OPEN WATERS. ELSEWHERE 
S OF 18N BETWEEN 70W AND 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO
12 FT. 
.18 HOUR FORECAST S OF 18N BETWEEN 70W AND 82W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 16N W OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.CARIBBEAN 30 HOUR FORECAST S OF 17N W OF 85W...INCLUDING GULF OF
HONDURAS...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

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.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.