588 
FZNT02 KNHC 150850
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC SAT AUG 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN AUG 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON AUG 17.

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM JOSEPHINE NEAR 18.9N 58.4W 1005 MB AT 0900 UTC
AUG 15 MOVING WNW OR 300 DEG AT 13 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 60 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 30 NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH
SEAS TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE...WITHIN 18N54W TO 16N58W TO 19N61W TO
22N60W TO 22N55W TO 18N54W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM JOSEPHINE NEAR 20.7N 62.5W. 
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 N SEMICIRCLE AND 30 NM SW SEMICIRCLE 
WITH SEAS TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE...WITHIN 22N61W TO 20N62W TO 22N64W
TO 23N64W TO 23N63W TO 22N61W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT. REMAINDER OF AREA...WITHIN 20N59W TO 19N62W TO 21N65W TO 
24N64W TO 24N61W TO 20N59W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION JOSEPHINE NEAR 23.4N 
66.7W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. WITHIN 24N65W 
TO 24N66W TO 25N66W TO 25N65W TO 24N65W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8
TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE...WITHIN 23N64W TO 23N67W TO 25N68W TO 
26N66W TO 25N65W TO 23N64W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN MIXED SWELL.
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION JOSEPHINE NEAR 26.5N 
68.5W. 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 29.0N
68.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW JOSEPHINE NEAR 
33.0N 64.5W. 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 12N80W TO 12N82W TO 14N81W TO 14N80W TO 12N80W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.09 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. 

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

$$
.FORECASTER KONARIK. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.