000
FZNT02 KNHC 120843
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC MON AUG 12.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE AUG 13.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED AUG 14.

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.POTENTIAL TROPICAL CYCLONE FIVE NEAR 14.4N 52.5W 1009 MB AT
0900 UTC AUG 12 MOVING W OR 280 DEG AT 22 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT WITHIN 0 NM OF CENTER 
EXCEPT 150 NM NE QUADRANT. WITHIN 18N49W TO 20N53W TO 20N55W TO 
18N57W TO 16N55W TO 16N49W TO 18N49W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 
TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 19N46W TO 22N52W TO 21N58W
TO 19N59W TO 16N58W TO 15N48W TO 19N46W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION FIVE NEAR 15.7N 59.6W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER 
WITHIN 210 NM N AND 0 NM S SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 15 FT. WITHIN
19N55W TO 21N59W TO 19N62W TO 17N60W TO 16N58W TO 18N55W TO 
19N55W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 21N53W TO 23N59W TO 19N64W TO 16N61W TO 15N56W TO 18N52W 
TO 21N53W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND PASSAGES...WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM FIVE NEAR 16.5N 62.5W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM FIVE NEAR 17.9N 64.8W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 90 NM NE QUADRANT...40 NM SE QUADRANT...0 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 50 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 
180 NM NE...120 NM SE...30 NM SW...AND 75 NM NW QUADRANTS WITH 
SEAS TO 22 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 20N60W TO 21N62W TO 22N66W TO 
19N65W TO 17N65W TO 16N63W TO 20N60W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC 
EXPOSURES AND PASSAGES...WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT. 
REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 21N58W TO 24N60W TO 23N66W TO 21N69W TO 
17N61W TO 17N59W TO 21N58W 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.

.ATLC WITHIN 21.5N35W TO 21N35.5W TO 19.5N35.5W TO 19N35W TO 
21.5N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN E SWELL. 
.18 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.