000
FZNT02 KNHC 171559
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC THU AUG 17 2023

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI AUG 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT AUG 19.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC WITHIN 21N56W TO 22N59W TO 23N63W TO 20N63W TO 19N59W TO
19N57W TO 21N56W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN
25N35W TO 23N50W TO 23N68W TO 17N60W TO 15N48W TO 18N35W TO 
25N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 23N65W TO 25N71W TO 24N74W TO 21N72W TO
19N66W TO 23N65W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 21N53W TO 25N70W TO 22N72W TO 14N56W TO 16N50W 
TO 21N53W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 24N71W TO 25N72W TO 25N75W TO 23N75W TO
22N73W TO 23N71W TO 24N71W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 27N77W TO 24N75W TO 20N65W TO 15N60W TO 17N56W 
TO 27N77W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN E SWELL.

.ATLC 06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N75W TO 31N78W TO 29N78W TO
29N77W TO 30N76W TO 31N75W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT.
.15 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC 24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...
NEAR 13.5N43W 1009 MB. WITHIN 16N42W TO 15N44W TO 11N44W TO 
11N40W TO 13N39W TO 16N42W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR
14.5N47W 1008 MB. WITHIN 17N44W TO 18N46W TO 17N48W TO 14N48W TO
13N45W TO 15N44W TO 17N44W E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.

.ATLC 42 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...E
OF AREA NEAR 15N33W. WITHIN 20N35W TO 20N36W TO 16N37W TO 15N36W
TO 14N35W TO 20N35W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...E OF
AREA NEAR 15.5N33.5W. WITHIN 22N35W TO 21N37W TO 17N38W TO 
15N37W TO 14N35W TO 22N35W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 75W AND 77.5W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.06 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.