947 
FZNT02 KNHC 160304
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
0430 UTC SUN SEP 16 2018

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SEP 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON SEP 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE SEP 18.
 
.WARNINGS.

.NONE
 
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.TROPICAL STORM JOYCE NEAR 33.4N 38.0W 1003 MB AT 0300 UTC SEP 
16 MOVING E OR 080 DEG AT 15 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT 
GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 40 NM E 
SEMICIRCLE AND 0 NM W SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 
60 NM NE AND SW QUADRANTS...0 NM NW QUADRANT AND 120 NM SE 
QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 14 FT. OVER FORECAST WATERS N OF 30N E OF 
39W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 28.5N E OF 41W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT 
IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION JOYCE NEAR 34.5N 32.0W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. CONDITIONS SHIFT N OF 
31N. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC N OF 30N BETWEEN 76W AND 80W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC N OF 19N BETWEEN 65W AND 73W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 
8 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 17N BETWEEN 35W AND 48W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 13N TO 17.5N BETWEEN 40W AND 46W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 18N 
BETWEEN 38W AND 49W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN E SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN REMNANTS OF ISAAC NEAR 16N72W 1006 MB MOVING W 10 KT. 
FROM 45 TO 150 NM NE QUADRANT E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 
8 FT. N OF 19N BETWEEN 73.5W AND 75W...INCLUDING THE WINDWARD 
PASSAGE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. SCATTERED 
TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM NE AND 120 NM SW SEMICIRCLES OF LOW...AND 
FROM 14.5N TO 18N BETWEEN 63W AND 68W. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 17N76W 1008 MB. WITHIN 120 NM NE 
SEMICIRCLE E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH ALONG 81W. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.48 HOUR CARIBBEAN FORECAST S OF 13N BETWEEN 69W AND 74W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.