000
FZNT02 KNHC 182137
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC FRI AUG 18 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC FRI AUG 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT AUG 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN AUG 20.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC LOW PRES NEAR 13N45W 1009 MB. WITHIN 15N41W TO 18N43W TO 
18N48W TO 16N48W TO 12N44W TO 14N41W TO 15N41W E TO SE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR
15N50W 1009 MB. WITHIN 19N48W TO 19N51W TO 18N53W TO 16N53W TO 
15N51W TO 16N47W TO 19N48W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR
16N55W 1010 MB. WITHIN 18N53W TO 20N55W TO 20N57W TO 19N57W TO 
16N56W TO 16N54W TO 18N53W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN E SWELL.

.ATLC 03 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR
16N34W 1009 MB. WITHIN 20N35W TO 19N36W TO 18N37W TO 16N37W TO 
16N35W TO 20N35W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR
17N35W 1008 MB. WITHIN 22N35W TO 22N37W TO 20N40W TO 17N40W TO 
16N39W TO 17N35W TO 22N35W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR
18N38W 1007 MB. WITHIN 23N35W TO 25N38W TO 22N43W TO 20N44W TO 
18N42W TO 18N35W TO 23N35W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 
11 FT.

.ATLC AND CARIBBEAN WITHIN 20N53W TO 25N70W TO 21N71W TO 17N63W
TO 14N60W TO 13N54W TO 20N53W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC EXPOSURES
AND PASSAGES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 19N57W TO 19N62W TO 18N63W TO 13N60W TO 
13N57W TO 16N55W TO 19N57W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND 
PASSAGES...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 17N62W TO 18N64W TO 17N66W TO 15N65W TO
15N62W TO 17N62W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND 
PASSAGES...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. WITHIN 19N60W 
TO 20N62W TO 20N64W TO 14N61W TO 16N58W TO 19N60W...INCLUDING IN 
ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND PASSAGES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO
10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 17N64W TO 18N66W TO 17N68W TO 15N68W TO
14N67W TO 14N65W TO 17N64W...INCLUDING IN MONA PASSAGE AND IN 
ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND PASSAGES...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 FT.

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

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.FORECASTER RAMOS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.