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FZNT02 KNHC 120954
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC TUE SEP 12 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC TUE SEP 12.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED SEP 13.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU SEP 14.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE LEE NEAR 24.0N 65.4W 948 MB AT 0900 UTC SEP 12 MOVING
WNW OR 290 DEG AT 6 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120
KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 150 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...
160 NM NE QUADRANT AND 120 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER
WITHIN 360 NM N SEMICIRCLE...270 NM SE QUADRANT AND 300 NM SW 
QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 42 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 26N61W TO 29N64W TO
27N70W TO 24N70W TO 20N65W TO 21N62W TO 26N61W WINDS 20 TO 33 
KT. SEAS 12 TO 23 FT IN SE SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 
29N52W TO 28N62W TO 31N74W TO 26N76W TO 18N68W TO 18N61W TO 
29N52W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND PASSAGES...WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LEE NEAR 25.3N 67.0W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 180 NM NE QUADRANT...170 NM SE QUADRANT...140 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 160 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 
330 NM NE AND 360 SW SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 42 FT. ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 27N62W TO 30N64W TO 27N71W TO 24N71W TO 20N66W TO 24N62W 
TO 27N62W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 13 TO 23 FT IN SE TO S SWELL. 
REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 31N54W TO 28N62W TO 31N79W TO 22N74W TO 
18N61W TO 26N54W TO 31N54W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND 
PASSAGES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT IN MIXED SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LEE NEAR 28.3N 67.9W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 210 NM NE QUADRANT...200 NM SE QUADRANT...160 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 180 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 
420 NM NE AND 330 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 45 FT. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 31N62W TO 31N72W TO 26N73W TO 23N67W TO 25N62W TO 31N62W 
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 15 TO 24 FT IN MIXED SWELL. REMAINDER OF 
AREA WITHIN 31N55W TO 31N80W TO 22N74W TO 19N67W TO 19N62W TO 
25N54W TO 31N55W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND 
PASSAGES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LEE NEAR 32.9N 67.6W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LEE NEAR 39.0N 66.7W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL LEE NEAR 44.5N 
66.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT.

...ATLC HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE MARGOT NEAR 29.3N 39.5W 979 MB AT 0900 UTC SEP 12
MOVING N OR 360 DEG AT 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT
GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM N
SEMICIRCLE...90 NM SE QUADRANT AND 100 NM SW QUADRANT.  SEAS 12
FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM NE QUADRANT...210 NM SE QUADRANT... 
165 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 150 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 27 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N44W TO 28N43W TO 26N39W TO 27N35W 
TO 31N35W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT IN SE TO S SWELL. 
REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 27N35W TO 27N41W TO 31N47W TO 26N48W TO
23N43W TO 24N36W TO 27N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT 
IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE MARGOT N OF AREA NEAR 32.7N 40.8W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 150 NM NE QUADRANT...140 NM SE QUADRANT...130 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 160 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 
270 NM E SEMICIRCLE...180 NM SW AND 210 NM NW QUADRANTS WITH SEAS
TO 32 FT. ELSEWHERE OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 31N36W TO 31N44W
TO 29N40W TO 29N38W TO 31N36W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 
FT IN W TO NW SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N55W TO
28N54W TO 26N42W TO 26N35W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8
TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE MARGOT WELL N OF AREA NEAR 35.0N 
42.1W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT. TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS WITHIN 160 NM NE QUADRANT...170 NM SE QUADRANT...130
NM SW QUADRANT...AND 150 NM NW QUADRANT. OVER FORECAST WATERS 
WITHIN 31N40.5W TO 31N43.5W TO 30.5N42.5W TO 30.5N41W TO 31N40.5W
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. REMAINDER OF
AREA WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N55W TO 26N55W TO 24N47W TO 26N41W TO 
31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE MARGOT NEAR 36.9N 41.6W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM MARGOT NEAR 38.2N 42.6W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM MARGOT NEAR 40.4N 43.4W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 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.

.ATLC 36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 20N35W TO 20N36W TO 19N36W TO
18N35W TO 20N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED E AND SE
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 22N35W TO 20N39W TO 17N39W TO 15N37W TO
14N35W TO 22N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE
AND NW SWELL.

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

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.