NWS Forecast

FZNT02 KNHC 212132
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC THU AUG 21 2008

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 BETWEEN 07N TO 31N W OF 35W INCLUDING CARIBBEAN SEA
AND GULF OF MEXICO

SYNOPSIS VALID 1800 UTC THU AUG 21.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI AUG 22.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT AUG 23.

.WARNINGS.

TROPICAL STORM WARNING

.TROPICAL STORM FAY NEAR 29.4N 81.4W 993 MB AT 2100 UTC 21
MOVING W OR 270 DEG AT 4 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS
60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM NW AND SE
QUADRANTS..130 NM NE QUADRANT AND 40 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT
OR GREATER WITHIN 0 NM W SEMICIRCLE...100 NM NE QUADRANT AND 120
NM SE QUADRANT. HIGHEST SEAS 15 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION FAY INLAND N FL NEAR 29.7N
83.3W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION FAY INLAND OVER FL
PANHANDLE NEAR 30.4N. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT.
72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION FAY INLAND NEAR 31.0N
88.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION FAY INLAND NEAR 31.5N
90.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST REMNANT LOW NEAR 32.0N 90.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 25 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

ATLC
EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 27N W OF 76W WINDS 20
TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 27N W OF 76W S TO SW WINDS TO 20
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N W OF 79W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N W OF 77W SE TO S WINDS TO
20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 25N E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS
TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.

.ATLC LOW NEAR 12N48W 1008 MB MOVING WNW 10 TO 15 KT. FROM 12N TO
23N BETWEEN 42W AND 54W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
ELSEWHERE S OF 25N E OF 60W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR LOW NEAR 13N53W 1008 MB. FROM 13N TO 24N BETWEEN 45W AND
AND 62W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE
FROM 15N TO 27N E OF 65W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN
E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 14N59W 1009 MB. WITHIN 420 NM N
SEMICIRCLE AND 270 NM SE QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO
10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 14N TO 27N BETWEEN 40W AND 66W NE TO E
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 75W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS TO
20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO N OF 28N E OF 85W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N E OF 90W NW TO N WINDS TO 20 KT.
SEAS TO LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N E OF 90W W TO NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO
8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N BETWEEN 85W AND 90W W TO NW WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF 28N E OF 85W SE TO S WINDS
TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N BETWEEN 85W AND
90W SW TO W WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.