000 FZNT02 KNHC 240420 HSFAT2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 0430 UTC MON AUG 24 2020 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 MON AUG 24. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE AUG 25. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED AUG 26. .WARNINGS. ...GULF OF MEXICO HURRICANE WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM LAURA NEAR 20.1N 76.6W 1000 MB AT 0300 UTC AUG 24 MOVING WNW OR 285 DEG AT 18 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM E SEMICIRCLE... 0 NM SW QUADRANT AND 40 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 0 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 360 NM NE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 21N70W TO 18N75W TO 23N78W TO 27N76W TO 27N71W TO 21N70W...INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE... WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM LAURA NEAR 22.5N 82.6W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 80 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...120 NM NE QUADRANT AND 30 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM NE SEMICIRCLE AND 60 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 22 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 23N82W TO 21N81W TO 23N85W TO 26N84W TO 25N80W TO 23N82W...INCLUDING THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA...WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT .36 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LAURA NEAR 23.8N 85.7W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. .48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LAURA NEAR 25.3N 88.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM NE QUADRANT...100 NM SE QUADRANT...40 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 80 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM NE SEMICIRCLE AND 90 NM SW SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 28 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 26N86W TO 24N87W TO 25N91W TO 29N89W TO 28N86W TO 26N86W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 26N85W TO 23N87W TO 24N91W TO 29N90W TO 30N86W TO 26N85W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LAURA NEAR 29.2N 92.4W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM LAURA INLAND NEAR 34.2N 90.9W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST POST- TROPICAL REMNANT LOW LAURA NEAR 37.4N 83.7W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. ...GULF OF MEXICO TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM MARCO NEAR 26.8N 87.6W 1000 MB AT 0300 UTC AUG 24 MOVING NNW OR 345 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 50 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...60 NM NE QUADRANT AND 20 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 75 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 90 NM NE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 25 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 26N86W TO 25N89W TO 28N90W TO 29N88W TO 26N85W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM MARCO NEAR 29.0N 90.2W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 40 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...50 NM NE QUADRANT AND 20 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 30 NM OF CENTER...EXCEPT 60 NE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 22 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 29N89W TO 28N90W TO 28N92W TO 29N89W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION MARCO INLAND NEAR 29.8N 93.6W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. OVER FORECAST WATERS WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .60 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL MARCO NEAR 29.7N 94.9W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. .72 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. ...ATLC GALE WARNING... .ATLC 12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BOUNDED BY 25N79W TO 24N78W TO 23N79W 25N81W TO 25N79W...INCLUDING THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA...E TO SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 T0 14 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BOUNDED BY 24N80W TO 23N81W TO 24N82W TO 25N80W TO 24N80W...INCLUDING THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA...SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT FT. .36 HOUR FORECAST S OF 24N BETWEEN 79W AND 81W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .ATLC 36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 19N35W TO 19N36W TO 20N37W TO 24N36W TO 24N35W TO 19N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 17N35W TO 18N38W TO 21N39W TO 23N37W TO 23N35W TO 17N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. $$ .FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.