000
FZNT02 KNHC 181537
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC WED SEP 18 2013

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 1200 UTC WED SEP 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU SEP 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI SEP 20.
 
.WARNINGS.

.NONE.
 
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC TROPICAL STORM HUMBERTO NEAR 31.3N 43.8W 1007 MB AT 1500 
UTC SEP 18 MOVING NNW OR 335 DEG AT 4 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED 
WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS N OF 
FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 0 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 120 NM NE QUADRANT. 
SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 120 NM SE 
QUADRANT...AND 45 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE 
OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 300 NM SE QUADRANT...AND 120 NM SW 
QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM HUMBERTO NEAR 33.8N 43.4W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. OVER FORECAST WATERS 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

.ATLC N OF 30N BETWEEN 73W AND 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN AND GULF OF MEXICO LOW PRES INLAND NEAR 19.5N90.5W 
1004 MB. FROM 19N TO 25N BETWEEN 84W AND 89W...INCLUDING YUCATAN 
CHANNEL...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 
21.5N93.5W 1003 MB. FROM 21N TO 27N BETWEEN 87W AND 93W E TO SE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E TO SE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 
23N96W 1002 MB. WITHIN 300 NM NE SEMICIRCLE E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11.5N TO 14N BETWEEN 69W AND 75W NE TO E WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.06 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.

$$
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.