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FZNT02 KNHC 250253
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST                                              
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC TUE AUG 25 2015

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE AUG 25. 
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED AUG 26.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU AUG 27.

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM ERIKA NEAR 14.4N 47.7W 1003 MB AT 0300 UTC AUG  
25 MOVING W OR 275 DEG AT 17 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT 
GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 70 NM E 
SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM NE QUADRANT WITH 
SEAS TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 290 NM NE AND 60 NM SW 
SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. 
REMAINDER WATERS FROM 13N TO 24N E OF 53W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS WITHIN 360 
NM SW SEMICIRCLE.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM ERIKA NEAR 15.8N 53.3W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 70 NM E SEMICIRCLE...20 NM SW AND 50 NM NW QUADRANTS. 
SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM N AND 60 NM S SEMICIRCLES 
WITH SEAS TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 150 NM NW AND 120 NM SE 
SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. 
REMAINDER WATERS WITHIN 360 NM N AND 150 NM S SEMICIRCLES OF 
CENTER WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM ERIKA NEAR 17.1N 59.6W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. LITTLE CHANGE IN RADIUS OF 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER. SEAS TO 20 
FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 150 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 9 
TO 13 FT. REMAINDER WATERS WITHIN 290 NM N AND 180 NM S 
SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN 
MIXED SWELL. 
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM ERIKA NEAR 18.5N 64.5W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. 
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM ERIKA NEAR 20.5N 69.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM ERIKA NEAR 22.0N 73.0W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 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 AND CARIBBEAN LOW PRES...REMNANTS OF DANNY...NEAR  14.5N 
45.5W 1009 MB. WITHIN 180 NM NE OF CENTER WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC S OF 21N BETWEEN 71W AND 73W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 21N BETWEEN 71W AND 73W E WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.ATLC 24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE E OF AREA. FROM 17N TO 22N  
E OF 37W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE FROM 11N TO 22N ALONG 37W. N OF 
17N WITHIN 240 NM W OF WAVE WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 78W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN68W AND 74W NE TO E  
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.30 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 NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.