000
FZNT02 KNHC 220413
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC THU SEP 22 2022

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC THU SEP 22.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI SEP 23.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT SEP 24.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE FIONA NEAR 26.6N 71.2W 934 MB AT 0300 UTC SEP 22
MOVING N OR 010 DEG AT 9 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 115 KT
GUSTS 140 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 150 NM NE
QUADRANT...180 NM SE QUADRANT...110 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 130 NM
NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 210 NM S SEMICIRCLE...240
NM NE QUADRANT AND 270 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 42 FT.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N67W TO 28N69W TO 31N73W TO 24N75W TO 22N68W 
TO 25N64W TO 31N67W...INCLUDING ATLANTIC EXPOSURES...SE TO S 
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 
31N65W TO 31N73W TO 28N79W TO 21N73W TO 21N66W TO 23N64W TO 
31N65W...INCLUDING ATLANTIC EXPOSURES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE FIONA NEAR 30.9N 68.7W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 115 KT GUSTS 140 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 200 NM NE QUADRANT...220 NM SE QUADRANT...180 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 160 NM NW QUADRANT. OVER FORECAST WATERS SEAS 12 
FT OR GREATER WITHIN 315 NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 46 FT.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N60W TO 29N66W TO 31N73W TO 28N71W TO 26N67W 
TO 27N61W TO 31N60W S TO SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT.
REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 27N61W TO 27N70W TO 31N73W TO 31N80W TO
24N76W TO 23N64W TO 27N61W...INCLUDING ATLANTIC EXPOSURES... 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE FIONA NEAR 40.7N 61.7W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 105 KT GUSTS 130 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 270 NM NE QUADRANT...290 NM SE QUADRANT...260 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 240 NM NW QUADRANT. OVER FORECAST WATERS SEAS 12 
FT OR GREATER N OF 29N BETWEEN 55W AND 69W WITH SEAS TO 13 FT.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N55W TO 31N81W TO 27N78W TO 29N69W TO 26N65W 
TO 27N58W TO 31N55W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW 
TO N 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 AND CARIBBEAN TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 63W. WITHIN 13N60W TO 
14N61W TO 15N63W TO 14N64W TO 11N65W TO 10N60W TO 13N60W...INCLUDING
ATLANTIC EXPOSURES...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 
13N67W 1008 MB. WITHIN 15N65W TO 16N67W TO 14N68W TO 13N68W TO 
13N66W TO 14N66W TO 15N65W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 
15N72W 1007 MB. WITHIN 16N71W TO 16N72W TO 15N72W TO 14N72W TO 
14N71W TO 15N71W TO 16N71W E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.

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

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.FORECASTER RAMOS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.