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FZNT02 KNHC 151448
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC SAT AUG 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN AUG 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON AUG 17.

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM JOSEPHINE NEAR 19.1N 60.2W 1008 MB AT 1500 UTC
AUG 15 MOVING WNW OR 290 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 90 NM NE QUADRANT...30 NM SE QUADRANT...0
NM SW QUADRANT...AND 75 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 16 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 19N59W TO 19N61W TO 21N60W TO 21N58W TO 19N59W 
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER AREA WITHIN 19N56W
TO 17N60W TO 21N62W TO 23N60W TO 22N56W TO 19N56W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM JOSEPHINE NEAR 21.0N 64.1W. 
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 MN N SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 13 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 21N63W TO 21N64W TO 21N65W TO 23N65W TO 23N63W 
TO 21N63W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER AREA 
WITHIN 21N62W TO 20N63W TO 20N66W TO 23N65W TO 24N63W TO 21N62W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION JOSEPHINE NEAR 23.8N 
67.9W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. WITHIN 25N66W 
TO 25N68W TO 26N67W TO 26N66W TO 25N66W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8
TO 11 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION JOSEPHINE NEAR 26.7N 
69.1W. 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 
32.5N 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.

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

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.FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.