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FZNT02 KNHC 181545
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER
1630 UTC TUE JUN 18 2013

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC TUE JUN 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED JUN 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU JUN 20.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC FROM 12N TO 15N BETWEEN 57W AND 62W  NE TO E WINDS 20 TO
25 KT.  SEAS TO 10 FT.  ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 19N W OF 40
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.  SEAS TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  FROM 12N TO 20N BETWEEN 54W AND 64  NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.  S OF 22N FROM 69W
TO 75W  E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  S OF 22N FROM 65W TO 71W  E TO SE WINDS 20 TO
25 KT.  SEAS TO 9 FT.  ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 16N W OF 57W  WINDS
20 KT OR LESS.  SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN E SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN TROPICAL DEPRESSION TWO INLAND AT 17.4N 89.6W 1009
MB AT 1500 UTC MOVING NW AT 8 KT.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25
GUSTS 35 KT.  FROM 14N TO 20N W OF 83W  WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  TROPICAL DEPRESSION TWO INLAND NEAR 18.7N
93.3W.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 GUSTS 35 KT.  CARIBBEAN S OF
19N W OF 85W  WINDS 20 KT.  SEAS TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  TROPICAL DEPRESSION TWO OVER WATER IN GULF
OF MEXICO NEAR 19.1N 95.4W.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 GUSTS 40 KT.
CONDITIONS DESCRIBED BELOW IN GULF OF MEXICO SECTION.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 70W AND 77W  NE TO E WINDS
25 TO 30 KT.  SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.  ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 17N
BETWEEN 64W AND 82W  E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 10 FT IN E
SWELL.  REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 11N TO 18N BETWEEN 72W AND 83W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.  SEAS TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.  FROM 12N TO 15N
BETWEEN 64W AND 67W  WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN E
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 66W AND 79W  E WINDS
20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL.  FROM 13N TO 16W W OF
79W  E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  FROM 11N TO 17N BETWEEN 67W AND 74W  E WINDS
20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 10 FT.  N OF 12N E OF 67W  E TO SE WINDS
20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 9 FT.  ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 18N BETWEEN
74W AND 82W  WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.  SEAS TO 10 FT IN E SWELL.

.GULF OF MEXICO 24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION TWO OVER
WATER NEAR 18.7N 93.3W.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 GUSTS 35 KT.
WITHIN 180 NM N SEMICIRCLE  WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  TROPICAL DEPRESSION TWO NEAR 19.1N 95.4W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 GUSTS 40 KT.  WITHIN 270 NM NE
SEMICIRCLE AND 90 NM SW SEMICIRCLE  WINDS 20 TO 30 GUSTS 40 KT.
SEAS TO 10 FT WITHIN 90 NM NE SEMICIRCLE.  ELSEWHERE SEAS TO 8
FT S OF 22N W OF 93W.
.72 HOUR FORECAST  POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW TWO INLAND NEAR
19.2N 96.6W.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 GUSTS 35 KT.

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

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

$$
.FORECASTER WALLY BARNES.  NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.