000
FZNT02 KNHC 161555
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC SUN AUG 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON AUG 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE AUG 18.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC TROPICAL DEPRESSION JOSEPHINE NEAR 20.4N 65.0W 1009 MB AT 
1500 UTC AUG 16 MOVING WNW OR 285 DEG AT 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT WITHIN 0 NM S 
SEMICIRCLE...120 NM NE QUADRANT AND 30 NM NW QUADRANT. WITHIN 
AREA BOUNDED BY 21N61W TO 20N62W TO 20N66W TO 23N66W TO 24N63W TO
21N61W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW JOSEPHINE NEAR 22.5N
67.9W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. WITHIN AREA 
BOUNDED BY 24N66W TO 22N70W TO 25N70W TO 26N69W TO 27N67W TO 
24N66W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW JOSEPHINE NEAR 22.5N
67.9W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. WITHIN AREA 
BOUNDED BY 25N67W TO 25N68W TO 25N69W TO 26N68W TO 26N67W TO 
25N67W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW JOSEPHINE NEAR 25.5N
69.4W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 30 KT. WITHIN AREA 
BOUNDED BY 27N68W TO 27N68W TO 27N69W TO 27N69W TO 27N68W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN DECAYING MIXED NE AND SE SWELL. 
.72 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW JOSEPHINE NEAR 28.2N 
68.3W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 30 KT. EXTENDED 
OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST...REMNANT LOW DISSIPATED.

FORECAST WINDS IN AND NEAR ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES SHOULD BE
USED WITH CAUTION DUE TO UNCERTAINTY IN FORECAST TRACK...SIZE
AND INTENSITY.

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

$$
.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.