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FZNT02 KNHC 220936
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC THU SEP 22.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI SEP 23.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT SEP 24.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE FIONA NEAR 27.4N 70.6W 934 MB AT 0900 UTC SEP 22
MOVING NNE OR 025 DEG AT 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 115 KT
GUSTS 140 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 150 NM N
SEMICIRCLE...180 NM SE QUADRANT AND 130 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 
FT OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 270 NM NW QUADRANT 
WITH SEAS TO 51 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N64W TO 29N67W TO 31N73W TO 
25N74W TO 22N70W TO 24N65W TO 31N64W S WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 
13 TO 17 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 26N74W TO 31N73W TO 31N80W
TO 24N76W TO 21N70W TO 25N63W TO 26N74W...INCLUDING ATLANTIC 
EXPOSURES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE FIONA NEAR 32.5N 66.9W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 110 KT GUSTS 135 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 200 NM NE QUADRANT...220 NM SE QUADRANT...190 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 170 NM NW QUADRANT. OVER FORECAST WATERS SEAS 12 
FT OR GREATER WITHIN 420 NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 42 FT.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N59W TO 31N71W TO 27N68W TO 29N64W TO 27N63W 
TO 29N60W TO 31N59W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT.
REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 29N60W TO 27N68W TO 31N72W TO 31N81W TO 22N74W 
TO 23N64W TO 29N60W...INCLUDING ATLANTIC EXPOSURES...WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE FIONA NEAR 43.0N 61.3W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 95 KT GUSTS 115 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 280 NM NE AND SW QUADRANTS...240 NM NW QUADRANT AND 300 NM
SE QUADRANT. OVER FORECAST WATERS SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER 
N OF 30N BETWEEN 55W AND 66W WITH SEAS TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 31N53W TO 29N81W TO 27N74W TO 27N60W TO 31N53W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED 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 64W. WITHIN 14N62W TO 
14N65W TO 13N66W TO 11N66W TO 10N62W TO 11N60W TO 14N62W...INCLUDING
ATLANTIC EXPOSURES...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 
14N68W 1008 MB. WITHIN 15N66W TO 16N69W TO 14N69W TO 13N68W TO 
13N67W TO 14N66W TO 15N66W...INCLUDING IN MONA PASSAGE...E TO SE
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 
15N73W 1007 MB. WITHIN 16N70W TO 16N71W TO 16N73W TO 15N74W TO 
14N72W TO 16N70W E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.

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

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.FORECASTER RAMOS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.