000
FZNT02 KNHC 200313
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SUN AUG 20 2023

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SUN AUG 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON AUG 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE AUG 22.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.LOW PRES NEAR 18N37W 1006 MB. WITHIN 19N36W TO 19N37W TO 18N37W
TO 18N36W TO 19N36W WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 22N35W TO 23N38W TO 21N40W TO 17N39W TO 19N37W 
TO 17N35W TO 22N35W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 
20N40W 1004 MB. WITHIN 21N39W TO 22N39W TO 21N41W TO 20N41W TO
19N40W TO 20N39W TO 21N39W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 14
FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 23N36W TO 25N40W TO 23N43W TO 20N44W TO 
18N40W TO 20N35W TO 23N36W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 
21N43W 1005 MB. WITHIN 27N39W TO 28N41W TO 22N47W TO 19N44W TO
21N39W TO 27N39W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 
21N44W 1006 MB. WITHIN 27N37W TO 28N39W TO 27N44W TO 22N48W TO
19N46W TO 22N41W TO 27N37W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.TROPICAL DEPRESSION SIX NEAR 17.2N 51.5W 1006 MB AT 0300 UTC
AUG 20 MOVING W OR 280 DEG AT 12 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30
KT GUSTS 40 KT. WITHIN 18N50W TO 19N51W TO 19N53W TO 17N54W TO 
16N52W TO 17N50W TO 18N50W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION SIX NEAR 17.8N 55.5W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. WITHIN 19N55W TO 
20N56W TO 20N57W TO 18N58W TO 17N57W TO 18N55W TO 19N55W WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW SIX NEAR 18.3N
57.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT.
.48 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 WITHIN 21N72W TO 21N73W TO 20N74W TO 20N73W TO 20N72W TO
20N71W TO 21N72W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 21N72W TO 21N73W TO 20N75W TO 19N75W TO
20N73W TO 20N71W TO 21N72W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS
THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 20N72W TO 20N73W TO 19N76W TO 18N75W TO
19N73W TO 20N72W...INCLUDING BETWEEN CUBA AND JAMAICA... NE
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC AND CARIBBEAN LOW PRES NEAR 13N61.5W 1007 MB. WITHIN 17N59W 
TO 18N61W TO 17N64W TO 14N64W TO 13N63W TO 14N59W TO 17N59W...INCLUDING 
IN ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND PASSAGES...WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
8 TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 13N68W 
1007 MB. WITHIN 18N65W TO 19N68W TO 18N71W TO 16N72W TO
14N69W TO 15N66W TO 18N65W...INCLUDING IN MONA PASSAGE...WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 14N71W 
1007 MB. WITHIN 16N65W TO 18N71W TO 15N75W TO 14N72W TO
16N70W TO 14N66W TO 16N65W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 13N73W TO 13N74W TO 12N75W TO 11N75W TO 11N73W
TO 12N72W TO 13N73W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO 24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 27N84W TO 28N85W TO
26N86W TO 26N85W TO 26N84W TO 27N84W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 25N92W 1008 MB. WITHIN 29N89W 
TO 30N94W TO 27N95W TO 27N93W TO 24N89W TO 26N88W TO 29N89W 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER ERA. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.