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FZNT02 KNHC 260906
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC WED AUG 26.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU AUG 27.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI AUG 28.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF MEXICO HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE LAURA NEAR 26.1N 90.7W 973 MB AT 0900 UTC AUG 26 
MOVING NW OR 310 DEG AT 13 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 95 KT 
GUSTS 115 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 180 NM NW AND SE 
QUADRANTS...240 NM NE QUADRANT AND 120 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS 
TO 35 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 25N86W TO 22N88W TO 
24N92W TO 29N92W TO 27N86W TO 25N86W 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 ALONG THE COAST NEAR 29.7N 
93.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 105 KT GUSTS 130 KT. TROPICAL 
STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM W SEMICIRCLE...100 NM NE QUADRANT 
AND 130 NM SE QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER OVER FORECAST 
WATERS WITHIN 120 NM SE QUADRANT AND 60 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS 
TO 23 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 27N89W TO 26N94W TO 
29N95W TO 30N94W TO 29N90W TO 27N89W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 11 
TO 16 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 25N90W TO 23N97W TO 28N97W TO 
30N94W TO 30N88W TO 25N90W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM LAURA INLAND NEAR 32.4N 93.7W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION LAURA WELL INLAND NEAR 
34.8N 92.9W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. OVER 
FORECAST WATERS WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION LAURA WELL INLAND NEAR 
37.3N 87.3W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL LAURA WELL INLAND 
NEAR 38.0N 74.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL LAURA WELL INLAND 
NEAR 44.0N 60.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 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 21N39W TO 15N40W TO 
16N46W TO 19N44W TO 21N39W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN 
MIXED NE AND SE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 18N45W TO 15N50W TO 
16N53W TO 18N50W TO 18N45W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN 
DECAYING MIXED NE AND SE SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN 24 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.
.39 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 18N86W TO 17N86W TO 
16N87W TO 18N88W TO 18N87W TO 18N86W...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 42 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. GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

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.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.