755 
FZNT02 KNHC 122005
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC SUN AUG 12 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SUN AUG 12.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON AUG 13.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE AUG 14.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 70W AND 75W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
OUTSIDE GULF OF VENEZUELA. ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 17.5N BETWEEN 
68W AND 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT...HIGHEST 
NEAR 13N78W.
.06 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 70W AND 
76W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT OUTSIDE GULF OF VENEZUELA. ELSEWHERE FROM 
11N TO 17.5N BETWEEN 68W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
TO 10 FT. FROM 10.5N TO 17N BETWEEN 78W AND 81W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 70W AND 76W NE TO E 
WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT OUTSIDE GULF OF VENEZUELA. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 17.5N BETWEEN 69W AND 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT...HIGHEST NEAR 12N78W. FROM 10N TO 16N 
BETWEEN 79W AND 82W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE 
TO E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 17.5N BETWEEN 70W AND 
79W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 12 FT...HIGHEST NEAR 12N78W. FROM 11N TO 16N BETWEEN 
79W AND 82W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE TO E 
SWELL. FROM 10N TO 11N E OF 80W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 78W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC S OF 21N BETWEEN 71W AND 74W...INCLUDING APPROACH TO 
WINDWARD PASSAGE...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 21N BETWEEN 71W AND 74W E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST S OF 20.5N BETWEEN 70W AND 74W...INCLUDING 
APPROACH TO WINDWARD PASSAGE...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT. 
.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 21N BETWEEN 71W AND 73W...INCLUDING 
APPROACH TO WINDWARD PASSAGE...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN 24 HOUR FORECAST WINDWARD PASSAGE N OF 19N AND E OF 
75W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO 06 HOUR FORECAST FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 89W AND 
92W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.30 HOUR FORECAST FROM 20N TO 22N BETWEEN 89W AND 92W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.36 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.

$$
.FORECASTER MCELROY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.