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FZNT02 KNHC 311555
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC SAT AUG 31 2019

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT AUG 31.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN SEP  1.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON SEP  2.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE DORIAN NEAR 26.0N 73.4W 945 MB AT 1500 UTC AUG 31
MOVING W OR 280 DEG AT 7 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 130 KT
GUSTS 160 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM OF CENTER
EXCEPT 60 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM N 
SEMICIRCLE AND 120 NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 40 FT. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 210 NM NW AND 150 NM SE SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 24N70W TO 23N74W TO 
28N78W TO 31N75W TO 31N71W TO 24N70W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS
8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE DORIAN NEAR 26.6N 76.2W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 130 KT GUSTS 160 KT. LITTLE CHANGE IN RADIUS OF
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER OVER OPEN
WATERS WITHIN 180 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 120 NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH 
SEAS TO 40 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 25N73W TO 24N75W TO 27N80W TO 
31N81W TO 31N73W TO 25N73W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS OVER OPEN
WATERS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE DORIAN NEAR 27.0N 78.0W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 120 KT GUSTS 145 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 100 NM N SEMICIRCLE...110 NM SE QUADRANT AND 80 NM SW 
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER OVER OPEN WATERS WITHIN 180 NM NW
AND 90 NM SE SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 35 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN
26N75W TO 25N79W TO 31N81W TO 31N75W TO 26N75W WINDS 20 TO 33
KT. SEAS OVER OPEN WATERS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE DORIAN NEAR 28.0N 79.0W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 115 KT GUSTS 140 KT. 
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. 
.96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE DORIAN NEAR 30.5N 80.0W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT. 
.120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE DORIAN NEAR 33.5N 78.0W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 95 KT GUSTS 115 KT.

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.

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

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.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.