000
FZNT02 KNHC 150319
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SAT AUG 15 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC SAT AUG 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN AUG 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON AUG 17.

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM JOSEPHINE NEAR 18.3N 57.4W 1005 MB AT 0300 UTC
AUG 15 MOVING WNW OR 300 DEG AT 14 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS
40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 0 NM S
SEMICIRCLE...70 NM NE QUADRANT AND 60 NM NW QUADRANT.  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 16 FT.
ELSEWHERE...WITHIN 18N55W TO 17N57W TO 18N59W TO 20N57W TO 
20N55W TO 18N55W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER
OF AREA...WITHIN 15N57W TO 19N60W TO 22N57W TO 21N54W TO 20N53W
TO 15N57W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM JOSEPHINE NEAR 20.4N 61.6W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 70 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 0 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT
OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM NE QUADRANT...60 NM SE QUADRANT...30 NM 
SW QUADRANT...AND 60 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 17 FT. 
ELSEWHERE...WITHIN 21N58W TO 18N60W TO 20N64W TO 23N64W TO 24N60W
TO 21N58W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION JOSEPHINE NEAR 23.2N 
65.8W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR 
GREATER WITHIN 60 NM NE QUADRANT AND 30 NM SE AND NW QUADRANTS 
WITH SEAS TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE...WITHIN 23N64W TO 22N64W TO 24N66W
TO 25N66W TO 24N64W TO 23N64W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 
FT. REMAINDER OF AREA...WITHIN 22N65W TO 21N67W TO 23N68W TO 
25N68W TO 25N64W TO 22N65W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN
MIXED SWELL.
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION JOSEPHINE NEAR 26.4N 
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 29.5N
67.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW JOSEPHINE NEAR 
33.0N 64.0W. 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 12N73W TO 11N80W TO 12N82W TO 15N81W TO 15N76W
TO 12N73W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.15 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. 

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

$$
.FORECASTER KONARIK. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.