000
FZNT02 KNHC 201500
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC SAT AUG 20 2022

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT AUG 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN AUG 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON AUG 22.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF MEXICO TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.POTENTIAL TROPICAL CYCLONE FOUR NEAR 23.6N 96.4W 1010 MB AT 
1500 UTC AUG 20 MOVING NW OR 325 DEG AT 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED 
WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. FROM 23N TO 26N BETWEEN 94W AND 97W SE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM FOUR NEAR 25.1N 97.5W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 0 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 60 NM NE QUADRANT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT 
WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. ELSEWHERE FROM 24N TO 
27N BETWEEN 96W AND 97.5W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE FOUR NEAR 27.0N 98.7W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. OVER FORECAST 
WATERS...CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 
8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST...DISSIPATED.

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 AND CARIBBEAN 09 HOUR FORECAST FROM 19N TO 21N BETWEEN 71W
AND 75W...INCLUDING APPROACH TO WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 19.5N TO 20N BETWEEN 73.5W AND 74.5W...
INCLUDING APPROACH TO WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.45 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 12N BETWEEN 75W AND 77W...INCLUDING 
WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8
TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.09 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER HAGEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.