122 
FZNT02 KNHC 152047
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC SAT AUG 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN AUG 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON AUG 17.

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM JOSEPHINE NEAR 20.0N 61.6W 1008 MB AT 2100 UTC
AUG 15 MOVING WNW OR 295 DEG AT 15 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 0 NM S SEMICIRCLE...90 NM NE QUADRANT AND
70 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 20N60W TO
19N62W TO 20N63W TO 21N62W TO 21N61W TO 20N60W WINDS 20 TO 33 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER AREA WITHIN 18N61W TO 21N64W TO 
23N62W TO 24N59W TO 21N58W TO 18N61W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM JOSEPHINE NEAR 22.1N 65.5W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. LITTLE CHANGE IN 
RADIUS OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 23N64W TO 22N66W TO 23N67W TO 24N66W TO 24N65W 
TO 23N64W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. REMAINDER AREA 
WITHIN 22N63W TO 21N65W TO 24N67W TO 25N65W TO 24N63W TO 22N63W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION JOSEPHINE NEAR 23.4N 
67.4W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION JOSEPHINE NEAR 24.9N 
68.6W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. WITHIN 24N66W 
TO 24N68W TO 25N69W TO 26N69W TO 26N67W TO 24N66W SE WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.60 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW JOSEPHINE NEAR 26.3N
69.3W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW JOSEPHINE NEAR 28.0N
69.4W. 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 30.5N
68.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW JOSEPHINE NEAR 
33.0N 65.0W. 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.

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

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.FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.