000
FZNT02 KNHC 252113
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC TUE AUG 25 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE AUG 25.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED AUG 26.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU AUG 27.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF MEXICO HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE LAURA NEAR 24.7N 88.3W 990 MB AT 2100 UTC AUG 25 
MOVING WNW OR 300 DEG AT 15 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT 
GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 150 NM NE 
QUADRANT...140 NM SE QUADRANT...60 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 90 NM NW 
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 210 NM NE QUADRANT...150 
NM SE QUADRANT...60 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 150 NM NW QUADRANT WITH 
SEAS TO 30 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 25N84W TO 22N88W TO 24N90W TO 
27N90W TO 27N86W TO 25N84W...INCLUDING THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND
THE YUCATAN CHANNEL...WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 18 FT. 
REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 24N84W TO 22N89W TO 25N90W TO 29N88W TO 
29N85W TO 24N84W...INCLUDING THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA...WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LAURA NEAR 27.5N 92.4W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 95 KT GUSTS 115 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 140 NM NE QUADRANT...130 NM SE QUADRANT...60 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 100 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 
240 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 210 NM W SEMICIRCLE OF CENTER WITH SEAS 
TO 40 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 24N91W TO 27N94W TO 30N94W TO 29N90W 
TO 28N89W TO 24N91W SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 24 FT IN
MIXED SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 26N87W TO 24N90W TO 24N97W
TO 29N95W TO 29N86W TO 26N87W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 19 
FT IN MIXED SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LAURA INLAND NEAR 32.2N 93.9W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 80 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 40 NM W SEMICIRCLE. WITHIN 
28N92W TO 28N93W TO 29N93W TO 29N92W TO 29N91W TO 28N92W S TO SW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 27N91W TO 
28N94W TO 29N93W TO 28N92W TO 29N90W TO 27N91W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. 
.60 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM LAURA INLAND NEAR 34.7N 93.3W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. 
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION LAURA INLAND NEAR 36.5N 
90.9W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. EXTENDED 
OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. 
.96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION LAURA INLAND NEAR 38.5N 
80.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. 
.120 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL LAURA NEAR 42.0N 
66.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 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.

.ATLC WITHIN 17N35W TO 20N39W TO 23N38W TO 25N35W TO 17N35W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 17N37W TO 16N38W TO 17N41W TO 20N40W TO
21N36W TO 17N37W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND 
SE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN 33 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 17N86W TO 16N87W TO 17N88W TO
18N88W TO 18N87W TO 17N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF HONDURAS...E 
TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 17N86W TO 17N87W TO 17N88W TO 18N87W TO
18N86W TO 17N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF HONDURAS...E TO SE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.