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FZNT02 KNHC 212126
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC MON SEP 21 2020

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC MON SEP 21.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE SEP 22.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED SEP 23.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC HURRICANE WARNING... 
HURRICANE TEDDY N OF AREA NEAR 33.2N 62.0W 958 MB AT 2100 UTC 
SEP 21 MOVING N OR 00 DEG AT 20 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 80 
KT GUSTS 100 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 240 NM E 
SEMICIRCLE...180 NM SW QUADRANT AND 150 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 
FT OR GREATER WITHIN 600 NM NE QUADRANT...330 NM SE QUADRANT... 
420 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 540 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 38 FT. 
ELSEWHERE OVER FORECAST WATERS...N OF 27N BETWEEN 54W AND 66W 
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF THE AREA N OF 
22N W OF A LINE FROM 31N52W TO 22N65W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
8 TO 11 FT IN NORTHERLY SWELL. SEE OPC FORECAST IN PART I ABOVE 
FOR ADDITIONAL WARNING INFORMATION.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE TEDDY NEAR 39.5N 63.7W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 280 NM W SEMICIRCLE...410 NM NE QUADRANT AND 320 NM SE 
QUADRANT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL TEDDY NEAR 46.5N 
61.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM 
FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM NE QUADRANT...210 NM SE QUADRANT...140 
NM SW QUADRANT...AND 150 NM NW QUADRANT. 
.72 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL TEDDY NEAR 54.5N 53.5W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST...DISSIPATED.

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

...GULF OF MEXICO TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM BETA NEAR 28.2N 96.1W 999 MB AT 2100 UTC SEP 21 
MOVING NW OR 310 DEG AT 4 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT 
GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 150 NM NE 
QUADRANT...40 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 70 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT 
OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER...EXCEPT 90 NM NE QUADRANT 
WITH SEAS TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER...EXCEPT 
180 NM NE QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER 
OF THE AREA N OF 24N W OF 92W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM BETA INLAND NEAR 28.7N 96.5W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 30 NM S SEMICIRCLE...80 NM NE QUADRANT AND 40 NM NW 
QUADRANT. ELSEWHERE OVER FORECAST WATERS...N OF 28N W OF 95W 
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION BETA OVER WATER NEAR 29.2N 
94.7W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. OVER FORECAST 
WATERS...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION BETA INLAND NEAR 30.8N 
91.6W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 30 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL BETA NEAR 34.1N 88.7W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 30 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST...DISSIPATED.

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

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N66W TO 25N80W. N OF 30N W OF FRONT TO 
71W N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 18 TO 21 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT 
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT IN NE SWELL E OF THE 
BAHAMAS.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N63W TO 25N65W TO 23N80W. NW 
OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT IN NE SWELL 
E OF THE BAHAMAS. N OF 30N E OF FRONT TO 60W S TO SW WINDS 30 TO 
35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N E OF FRONT TO 53W S 
TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NORTHERLY SWELL. 
REMAINDER OF THE AREA N OF 18N AND W OF A LINE FROM 31N52W TO 
18N60W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NORTHERLY SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N61W TO 24N65W TO 22N77W. NW 
OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT IN NORTHERLY 
SWELL E OF THE BAHAMAS. N OF 28N E OF FRONT TO 56W S TO SW WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NORTHERLY SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 
20N AND W OF A LINE FROM 31N50W TO 25N59W TO 20N65W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NORTHERLY SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 31N58W TO 23N65W TO 
22N77W. NW OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT IN 
NORTHERLY SWELL E OF THE BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N AND W OF A 
LINE FROM 31N50W TO 22N55W TO 15N60W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT IN NORTHERLY SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC FROM 15N TO 23N BETWEEN 40W AND 51W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 16N TO 22N BETWEEN 49W AND 53W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N AND E OF A LINE FROM 26N90W TO 29.5N93W 
E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 23.5N AND E OF A LINE FROM 23.5N87W TO 
29.5N92W...INCLUDING THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA...E TO SE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST N OF 26N AND E OF A LINE FROM 26N89W TO 
29.5N92W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

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.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.