689 
FZNT02 KNHC 090224
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC THU AUG 9 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU AUG 9.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI AUG 10.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT AUG 11.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.CARIBBEAN WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 11N76W TO 13N76W TO 13N70W 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 18N73W TO 12N68W 
TO 10N81W TO 12N83W TO 18N82W TO 19N78W TO 18N73W NE TO E WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE...EXCEPT WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 17N75W TO 12N69W TO 
09N77W TO 11N83W TO 17N82W TO 17N75W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...HIGHEST GULF OF VENEZUELA
AND NEAR 12N75W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT OUTSIDE THE GULF OF VENEZUELA.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 13N69W TO 11N72W TO 
10N79W TO 11N83W TO 15N82W TO 16N77W TO 13N69W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT
OUTSIDE THE GULF OF VENEZUELA.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.CARIBBEAN 21 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 17N86W TO
16N86W TO 16N88W TO 17N88W TO 17N86W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
HONDURAS...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.36 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO 48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 22N89W
TO 19N91W TO 21N91W TO 22N90W TO 21N90W TO 22N89W NE TO E WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.