943 
FZNT02 KNHC 090812
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC THU AUG 9.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI AUG 10.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT AUG 11.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.CARIBBEAN WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 11N76W TO 13.5N76W TO 13N70W 
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 18N75W TO 13N70W TO 10N80W TO 
12N83W TO 18N82W TO 18N75W E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE...EXCEPT WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 13N70W TO 11N72W TO 
09N80W TO 11N84W TO 17N82W TO 17N77W TO 13N70W...INCLUDING THE
GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT 
IN E SWELL OUTSIDE THE GULF OF VENEZUELA.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 13N70W TO 11N71W TO 
10N81W TO 11N83W TO 16N80W TO 15N73W TO 13N70W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT
OUTSIDE THE GULF OF VENEZUELA.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.CARIBBEAN 18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 17N86W TO
16N85W TO 16N88W TO 17N88W TO 17N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
HONDURAS...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.30 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO 42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 22N92W 
TO 22N89W TO 20N89W TO 20N92W TO 22N92W NE TO 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.