841 
FZNT02 KNHC 120244
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC MON AUG 12 2024

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON AUG 12.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE AUG 13.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED AUG 14.

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.POTENTIAL TROPICAL CYCLONE FIVE NEAR 14.1N 50.1W 1009 MB AT
0300 UTC AUG 12 MOVING WNW OR 285 DEG AT 20 KT. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. WITHIN 18N47W TO 20N52W TO 
19N56W TO 16N55W TO 16N50W TO 16N47W TO 18N47W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 
19N44W TO 21N49W TO 19N56W TO 16N55W TO 15N52W TO 14N46W TO 
19N44W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.

.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM FIVE NEAR 15.6N 58.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 0 NM S SEMICIRCLE...60 NM NE QUADRANT AND 40 NM NW
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 75 NM NE AND 0 NM SW
SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 20N55W TO 
21N58W TO 19N62W TO 17N59W TO 15N56W TO 17N54W TO 20N55W WINDS 20
TO 33 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 21N54W TO 
20N62W TO 19N62W TO 15N59W TO 14N53W TO 18N49W TO 21N54W... 
INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND PASSAGES...WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM FIVE NEAR 17.4N 63.7W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 130 NM NE QUADRANT...100 NM SE QUADRANT...0 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 60 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN
150 NM NE AND 75 NM SE QUADRANTS AND 0 NM SW SEMICIRCLE WITH 
SEAS TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 21N59W TO 21N63W TO 20N66W TO 
18N64W TO 15N63W TO 18N60W TO 21N59W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC 
EXPOSURES AND PASSAGES...WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 23N59W TO 22N66W TO 19N66W TO 20N60W TO
15N59W TO 18N56W TO 23N59W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN E TO SE SWELL.

FORECAST WINDS IN AND NEAR ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES SHOULD BE
USED WITH CAUTION DUE TO UNCERTAINTY IN FORECAST TRACK...SIZE
AND INTENSITY.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.CARIBBEAN 24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 13N73W TO 13N74W TO 12N73W TO
12N72W TO 13N73W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.33 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.