000
FZNT02 KNHC 182114
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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 1800 UTC WED SEP 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU SEP 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI SEP 20.
 
.WARNINGS.

.NONE.
 
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM HUMBERTO NEAR 31.8N 43.7W 1007 MB AT 2100 UTC
SEP 18 MOVING N OR 355 DEG AT 5 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35
KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 150 NM OVER E
SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM NE...150 NM 
SE...45 NM SW AND 75 NM NW QUADRANTS WITH SEAS TO 15 FT.
ELSEWHERE OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 270 NM SE AND 120 NM SW 
QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM HUMBERTO N OF AREA NEAR 34.9N
42.9W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL 
STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 150 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 40 NM W 
SEMICIRCLE. 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 72W AND 79W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN E SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO AND CARIBBEAN LOW PRES NEAR 20.5N91W 1005 MB.
WITHIN 60 NM OF LOW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT AND SCATTERED TSTMS. SEAS
TO 8 FT. POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION. FROM 20N TO 25N
BETWEEN 85W AND 89W...INCLUDING YUCATAN CHANNEL...SE WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 
22N94W 1003 MB. WITHIN 90 NM OF LOW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 300 NM NE QUADRANT OF LOW WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 
23N96W 1002 MB. WITHIN 90 NM OF LOW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8
TO 12 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.