000
FZNT02 KNHC 271539 CCA
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC THU AUG 27.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI AUG 28.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT AUG 29.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.HURRICANE LAURA WELL INLAND N OF AREA NEAR 31.9N 93.1W 982 MB 
AT 1500 UTC AUG 27 MOVING N OR 05 DEG AT 14 KT. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
INLAND N OF AREA WITHIN 80 NM NE QUADRANT...90 NM SE 
QUADRANT...50 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 60 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT 
OR GREATER WITHIN 0 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 180 NM SE QUADRANT WITH 
SEAS TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 27N91W TO 27N93W TO 30N94W TO 
30N92W TO 29N90W TO 27N91W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 26N90W TO 26N93W TO 30N94W TO 29N91W TO 
30N88W TO 26N90W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW TO W 
SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM LAURA WELL INLAND NEAR 33.9N 
92.7W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 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.

.ATLC WITHIN 15N44W TO 16N46W TO 18N46W TO 19N44W TO 18N42W TO
15N44W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND SE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 13N42W TO 13N44W TO 14N45W TO 16N44W TO
15N42W TO 13N42W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND
SE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 16N86W TO 17N88W TO 18N88W TO 19N87W TO 18N86W
TO 16N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF HONDURAS...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN 12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 12N72W TO 11N73W TO 11N75W TO
13N75W TO 13N72W TO 12N72W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS
THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N70W TO 11N72W TO 12N74W TO 13N75W TO
13N71W TO 11N70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N73W TO 11N77W TO 14N77W TO 14N74W TO
11N73W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER B REINHART. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.