000
FZNT02 KNHC 160859
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC SUN AUG 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON AUG 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE AUG 18.

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM JOSEPHINE NEAR 20.3N 64.0W 1009 MB AT 0900 UTC
AUG 16 MOVING WNW OR 290 DEG AT 13 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS
35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 0 NM OF
CENTER EXCEPT 90 NM NE QUADRANT.  SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 0
NM S SEMICIRCLE...90 NM NE QUADRANT AND 30 NM NW QUADRANT WITH
SEAS TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE...WITHIN 20N63W TO 20N65W TO 22N65W TO
23N63W TO 22N62W TO 20N63W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT.
REMAINDER OF AREA...WITHIN 21N60W TO 18N63W TO 21N65W TO 24N64W
TO 24N61W TO 21N60W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED 
SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION JOSEPHINE NEAR 21.1N 
65.6W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR 
GREATER WITHIN 60 NM NE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE...
WITHIN 21N62W TO 20N65W TO 22N68W TO 25N65W TO 23N62W TO 21N62W 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION JOSEPHINE NEAR 22.4N 
67.4W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR 
GREATER WITHIN 30 NM NE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE...
WITHIN 22N64W TO 21N67W TO 24N69W TO 26N67W TO 25N64W TO 22N64W 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW JOSEPHINE NEAR 23.8N
68.7W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. WITHIN 24N67W 
TO 24N69W TO 24N70W TO 27N68W TO 26N67W TO 24N67W WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW JOSEPHINE NEAR 25.4N
69.1W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. WITHIN 25N67W 
TO 26N69W TO 27N68W TO 26N67W TO 25N67W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8
TO 9 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW JOSEPHINE NEAR 28.2N
68.3W. 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 30.0N
66.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW JOSEPHINE NEAR 
31.0N 64.0W. 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.