000
FZNT02 KNHC 160319
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SUN AUG 16 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SUN AUG 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON AUG 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE AUG 18.

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM JOSEPHINE NEAR 20.1N 62.6W 1008 MB AT 0300 UTC
AUG 16 MOVING WNW OR 300 DEG AT 12 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS
40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 0 NM S
SEMICIRCLE...100 NM NE QUADRANT AND 60 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 
FT OR GREATER WITHIN 0 NM S SEMICIRCLE...120 NM NE QUADRANT AND 
60 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE...WITHIN 18N61W 
TO 18N63W TO 22N64W TO 24N59W TO 21N57W TO 18N61W WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM JOSEPHINE NEAR 22.3N 66.3W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 0 NM S SEMICIRCLE...100 NM NE QUADRANT AND 60 NM NW 
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 0 NM S SEMICIRCLE...120 NM
NE QUADRANT AND 60 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 15 FT. 
ELSEWHERE...WITHIN 23N64W TO 21N66W TO 23N69W TO 26N67W TO 25N64W
TO 23N64W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION JOSEPHINE NEAR 23.7N 
67.9W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR 
GREATER WITHIN 0 NM S SEMICIRCLE...90 NM NE QUADRANT AND 30 NM NW
QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE...WITHIN 23N66W TO 22N69W
TO 24N70W TO 25N70W TO 26N67W TO 23N66W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION JOSEPHINE NEAR 25.1N 
68.8W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. WITHIN 25N67W 
TO 24N68W TO 25N69W TO 26N68W TO 26N67W TO 25N67W WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL. 
.60 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW JOSEPHINE NEAR 27.1N
68.8W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT.
 .72 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW JOSEPHINE NEAR 
29.0N 68.0W. 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 
30.6N 67.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST POST- TROPICAL REMNANT LOW JOSEPHINE NEAR 
32.8N 64.1W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 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 KONARIK. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.