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FZNT02 KNHC 242119
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC MON AUG 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE AUG 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED AUG 26.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM LAURA NEAR 21.7N 82.2W 1001 MB AT 2100 UTC AUG
24 MOVING WNW OR 290 DEG AT 17 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT
GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 0 NM W
SEMICIRCLE...150 NM NE QUADRANT AND 140 NM SE QUADRANT.  SEAS 12
FT WITHIN 0 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 120 NM NE QUADRANT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN
23N78W TO 20N79W TO 20N82W TO 25N83W TO 26N79W TO 23N78W WINDS 
20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. WITHIN 25N75W TO 26N77W TO 28N79W
TO 29N76W TO 28N75W TO 25N75W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM LAURA NEAR 24.2N 87.4W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 150 NM NE QUADRANT...140 NM SE QUADRANT...40 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 70 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 
AREA OF TROPICAL STORM WINDS WITH SEAS TO 33 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN
21N86W TO 23N89W TO 26N90W TO 29N87W TO 27N83W TO 21N86W WINDS 
20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LAURA NEAR 25.7N 90.0W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LAURA NEAR 27.5N 92.0W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 140 NM E SEMICIRCLE...60 NM SW QUADRANT AND 100 NM NW 
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF HURRICANE AND 
TROPICAL STORM WINDS WITH SEAS TO 38 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 26N91W 
TO 27N93W TO 29N94W TO 30N92W TO 29N89W TO 26N91W WINDS 20 TO 33 
KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 23N91W TO 24N97W 
TO 29N95W TO 26N93W TO 30N88W TO 23N91W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM LAURA INLAND NEAR 32.5N 93.0W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION LAURA INLAND NEAR 36.1N 
90.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW LAURA NEAR 36.5N 
80.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM MARCO NEAR 29.0N 88.9W 1008 MB AT 2100 UTC AUG
24 MOVING NW OR 320 DEG AT 6 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT
GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 0 NM OF CENTER
EXCEPT 70 NM NE QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT WITHIN 0 NM OF CENTER 
EXCEPT 60 NM NE QUADRANT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 29N88W TO 28N89W TO 
29N91W TO 30N89W TO 30N88W TO 29N88W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 10 
TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 27N89W TO 27N91W TO 28N92W TO
30N88W TO 30N87W TO 27N89W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT
IN MIXED SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION MARCO INLAND NEAR 29.7N 
89.9W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW MARCO INLAND NEAR 
30.3N 91.8W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. ELSEWHERE
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW MARCO NEAR 30.8N 
94.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 30 KT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...DISSIPATED.

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.

.ATLC 24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 18N35W TO 18N38W TO 20N39W TO
22N38W TO 23N35W TO 18N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT 
IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 18N36W TO 17N40W TO 19N42W TO 21N40W 
TO 20N36W TO 18N36W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN 
MIXED SWELL.

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

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.FORECASTER ERA. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.