000
FZNT02 KNHC 260402
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC WED AUG 26 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED AUG 26.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU AUG 27.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI AUG 28.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF MEXICO HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE LAURA NEAR 25.2N 89.5W 978 MB AT 0300 UTC AUG 26
MOVING WNW OR 300 DEG AT 15 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT
GUSTS 100 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...90 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 180 NM NW QUADRANT WITH 
SEAS TO 32 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 25N85W TO 22N88W
TO 24N90W TO 29N90W TO 27N85W TO 25N85W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 
10 TO 16 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 24N84W TO 22N87W TO 23N90W
TO 28N91W TO 30N87W TO 24N84W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12
FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LAURA NEAR 28.7N 93.1W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 105 KT GUSTS 130 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 OVER
FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 180 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 240 NM W
SEMICIRCLE OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 34 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA
BOUNDED BY 27N89W TO 26N93W TO 28N95W TO 30N94W TO 29N90W TO 
27N89W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA 
WITHIN 25N90W TO 23N97W TO 28N97W TO 30N94W TO 30N87W TO 25N90W 
SE TO S WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM LAURA INLAND NEAR 33.7N 93.6W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 80 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 40 NM W SEMICIRCLE. OVER
FORECAST WATERS WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.60 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION LAURA WELL INLAND NEAR 
36.0N 92.3W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION LAURA WELL INLAND NEAR 
37.2N 89.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. EXTENDED 
OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL LAURA WELL INLAND
NEAR 38.0N 78.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL LAURA WELL INLAND 
NEAR 42.0N 65.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 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 AREA BOUNDED BY 16N35W TO 19N39W TO 23N39W TO 
24N35W TO 16N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED
NE AND SE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 16N40W TO 17N43W TO 
20N44W TO 21N40W TO 19N37W TO 16N40W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND SE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN SE SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN 33 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 16N86W TO 
16N87W TO 17N88W TO 18N88W TO 18N86W TO 16N86W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF HONDURAS...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 17N85W TO 16N87W TO 
17N88W TO 18N88W TO 19N86W TO 17N85W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
HONDURAS...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN 48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 13N74W TO 
13N73W TO 12N73W TO 13N75W TO 13N74W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.