902 
FZNT02 KNHC 250841
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC FRI AUG 25 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC FRI AUG 25.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT AUG 26.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN AUG 27.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC HURRICANE WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM FRANKLIN NEAR 22.7N 68.0W 1000 MB AT 0900 UTC
AUG 25 MOVING ENE OR 075 DEG AT 5 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50
KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 80 NM NE
QUADRANT...90 NM SE QUADRANT...0 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 30 NM NW
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 105 NM E SEMICIRCLE...45 
NM SW QUADRANT AND 60 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 22 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 23N66W TO 25N67W TO 24N68W TO 23N69W TO 21N69W TO
21N66W TO 23N66W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF
AREA WITHIN 24N65W TO 26N69W TO 24N71W TO 22N71W TO 20N68W TO 
22N65W TO 24N65W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM FRANKLIN NEAR 23.3N 66.9W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 80 NM E SEMICIRCLE...20 NM SW QUADRANT AND 40 NM NW 
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 105 NM NE QUADRANT...75 NM
SE QUADRANT...45 NM SW QUADRANT...AND NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 
22 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 25N65W TO 26N66W TO 25N68W TO 22N67W TO 
22N65W TO 23N64W TO 25N65W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 27N65W TO 27N67W TO 26N69W TO 24N70W TO 
23N64W TO 25N63W TO 27N65W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT 
IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE FRANKLIN NEAR 25.3N 67.6W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 120 NM NE QUADRANT...90 NM SE QUADRANT...50 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 70 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN
150 NM NE QUADRANT...90 NM SE QUADRANT...75 NM SW QUADRANT AND
120 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 23 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 28N65W 
TO 29N67W TO 27N69W TO 25N69W TO 24N68W TO 25N64W TO 28N65W WINDS
20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. WITHIN 27N63W TO 30N65W TO 29N69W 
TO 27N71W TO 24N70W TO 23N65W TO 27N63W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE FRANKLIN NEAR 28.6N 68.8W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE FRANKLIN NEAR 33.0N 68.3W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 95 KT GUSTS 115 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE FRANKLIN NEAR 39.2N 63.9W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT.

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 STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N70W TO LOW PRES 1010 MB NEAR 
27.5N74.5W THEN DISSIPATING COLD TO 26N80W. WITHIN 30N73W TO 
31N73W TO 30N76W TO 28N77W TO 28N76W TO 30N73W NE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST FRONT AND LOW DISSIPATED. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC LOW PRES NEAR 19.5N43.5W 1009 MB. WITHIN 21N41W TO 21N42W 
TO 20N42W TO 19N42W TO 20N41W TO 21N41W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 22.5N48W 1009 MB. WITHIN 24N43W
TO 24N44W TO 24N45W TO 22N45W TO 23N44W TO 24N43W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN SE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 26N49W 1009 MB. WITHIN 27N47W 
TO 27N48W TO 27N49W TO 26N48W TO 26N47W TO 27N47W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN SE SWELL.

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

$$
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.