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FZNT02 KNHC 142046
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC FRI AUG 14.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT AUG 15.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN AUG 16.

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM JOSEPHINE NEAR 17.8N 56.1W 1004 MB AT 2100 UTC
AUG 14 MOVING WNW OR 300 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
75 NM NE QUADRANT...30 NM SE QUADRANT...0 NM SW QUADRANT...AND
45 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 18N55W TO
17N57W TO 19N57W TO 20N56W TO 19N55W TO 18N55W WINDS 20 TO 33 
KT. SEAS 11 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER AREA WITHIN 18N53W TO 15N56W TO 
16N58W TO 20N58W TO 22N53W TO 18N53W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8
TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM JOSEPHINE NEAR 19.9N 60.5W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 70 NM N SEMICIRCLE...30 NM SE QUADRANT AND 0 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 18 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN
19N59W TO 19N61W TO 21N62W TO 21N60W TO 21N59W TO 19N59W WINDS 
20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER AREA WITHIN 21N57W TO 
17N61W TO 19N63W TO 22N63W TO 24N59W TO 21N57W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION JOSEPHINE NEAR 22.5N 
65.1W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. WITHIN 23N64W 
TO 22N65W TO 22N66W TO 24N66W TO 24N64W TO 23N64W WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 21N65W TO 21N67W TO 24N66W
TO 25N64W TO 24N63W TO 21N65W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION JOSEPHINE NEAR 25.7N 
67.7W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW JOSEPHINE NEAR 28.6N
67.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW JOSEPHINE NEAR 
32.1N 65.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 30 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 12N77W TO 12N79W TO 13N79W TO 13N78W TO 13N77W
TO 12N77W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN
12N73W TO 11N78W TO 12N81W TO 16N79W TO 16N75W TO 12N73W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.18 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.