000
FZNT02 KNHC 141450
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC FRI AUG 14 2020

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC FRI AUG 14.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT AUG 15.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN AUG 16.

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM JOSEPHINE NEAR 16.1N 54.7W 1006 MB AT 1500 UTC
AUG 14 MOVING WNW OR 295 DEG AT 14 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS
35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 70 NM N
SEMICIRCLE AND 0 NM S SEMICIRCLE.  SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN
0 NM S SEMICIRCLE...75 NM NE QUADRANT AND 30 NM NW QUADRANT WITH
SEAS TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 15N54W TO 16N56W TO 18N56W TO 
19N54W TO 18N53W TO 15N54W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT.
REMAINDER AREA WITHIN 17N50W TO 13N54W TO 15N56W TO 20N57W TO 
21N52W TO 17N50W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM JOSEPHINE NEAR 18.4N 59.3W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 70 NM N SEMICIRCLE...30 NM SE QUADRANT AND 20 NM SW 
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 30 NM NW...75 NM NE...30 
NM SE...AND 15 NM SW QUADRANTS WITH SEAS TO 19 FT. ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 18N58W TO 18N59W TO 18N60W TO 20N61W TO 20N59W TO 18N58W 
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER AREA WITHIN 19N55W
TO 16N58W TO 16N60W TO 21N62W TO 23N56W TO 19N55W E TO WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM JOSEPHINE NEAR 20.9N 64.1W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 60 NM N SEMICIRCLE...30 NM SE QUADRANT AND 0 NM SW 
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 30 
NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 21N63W TO 
20N64W TO 21N65W TO 22N65W TO 22N64W TO 21N63W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER AREA WITHIN 21N62W TO 20N64W TO 
21N66W TO 25N64W TO 24N62W TO 21N62W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION JOSEPHINE NEAR 24.0N 
67.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION JOSEPHINE NEAR 27.0N 
67.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW JOSEPHINE NEAR 
30.6N 65.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 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.

.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 12N74W TO 11N76W TO 12N79W TO 15N78W TO 14N73W
TO 12N74W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN
13N72W TO 11N76W TO 12N80W TO 15N79W TO 17N73W TO 13N72W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. 
.24 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.

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.FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.