000
FZNT02 KNHC 270419
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC THU AUG 27 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU AUG 27.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI AUG 28.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT AUG 29.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.GULF OF MEXICO WITHIN 26N90W TO 25N91W TO 27N95W TO 30N94W TO
29N89W TO 26N90W S WINDS 90 TO 110 KT. SEAS 17 TO 23 FT. WITHIN
25N90W TO 24N98W TO 28N97W TO 30N95W TO 30N87W TO 25N90W SE TO S
WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 27N90W TO 26N91W TO 27N94W TO 30N93W TO
30N90W TO 27N90W S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN W TO NW
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE LAURA NEAR 29.0N 93.2W 939 MB AT 0300 UTC AUG 27
MOVING NNW OR 340 DEG AT 13 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 130 KT
GUSTS 160 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 180 NM NE
QUADRANT...150 NM SE QUADRANT...80 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 100 NM
NW QUADRANT.  SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM N
SEMICIRCLE...180 NM SE QUADRANT AND 150 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS
TO 36 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 26N90W TO 25N91W TO 27N95W TO 30N94W 
TO 29N89W TO 26N90W WINDS 25 TO 33 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. 
REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 25N90W TO 24N98W TO 28N97W TO 30N95W TO 
30N87W TO 25N90W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM LAURA INLAND NEAR 33.8N 92.9W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 80 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 50 NM W SEMICIRCLE. OVER 
FORECAST WATERS WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION LAURA INLAND NEAR 36.8N 
88.2W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. OVER FORECAST
WATERS WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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.

.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 16.5N85.5W TO 16N87W TO 17N87.5W TO 17N85.5W
TO 16.5N85.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF HONDURAS... E TO SE WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16.5N85.5W TO 16N87W TO 17N87.5W TO
17N85.5W TO 16.5N85.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF HONDURAS... WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N86W TO 16N87W TO 17N88W TO 18N88W TO
18N86W TO 16N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF HONDURAS... E WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN 24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 12N73W TO 12N75W TO 13N75W TO
13N73W TO 12N73W NE TO E 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 CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.