824 
FZNT02 KNHC 160915
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC SUN SEP 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON SEP 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE SEP 18.
 
.WARNINGS.

.NONE
 
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.TROPICAL STORM JOYCE NEAR 34.0N 36.1W 1002 MB AT 0900 UTC SEP 
16 MOVING ENE OR 075 DEG AT 15 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT 
GUSTS 45 KT. OVER FORECAST WATERS N OF 30N E OF 38W SW WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 29N E 
OF 39W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION JOYCE NEAR 34.6N 30.1W.
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. ELSEWHERE N OF 29.5N BETWEEN 75W AND 79W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN S SWELL.  
.18 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC N OF 30N BETWEEN 64W AND 71W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 
8 FT IN MIXED NE AND E SWELL.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 13N TO 17N BETWEEN 38W AND 44W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12.5N TO 17.5N BETWEEN 40W AND 48W NE TO 
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 18.5N 
BETWEEN 39W AND 51W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN E SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN LOW PRES...REMNANTS OF ISAAC...NEAR 16.5N73W 1007 MB 
MOVING W 10 KT. FROM 45 TO 120 NM NE QUADRANT E TO SE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS WITHIN 210 NM E 
AND 150 NM W SEMICIRCLES OF LOW...AND FROM 15N TO 18N BETWEEN 
65W AND 67W. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING LOW PRES NEAR 17N78W 1009 MB. FROM 
17.5N TO 19.5N BETWEEN 75W AND 78W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH ALONG 82.5W. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.42 HOUR CARIBBEAN FORECAST S OF 13N BETWEEN 69W AND 74W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 13.5N BETWEEN 69W AND 76W NE TO E WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.