432 
FZNT02 KNHC 260250
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SAT AUG 26 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC SAT AUG 26.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN AUG 27.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON AUG 28.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC HURRICANE WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM FRANKLIN NEAR 22.4N 66.2W 996 MB AT 0300 UTC AUG
26 MOVING ENE OR 060 DEG AT 7 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT
GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 80 NM NE
QUADRANT...100 NM SE QUADRANT...30 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 40 NM NW
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM E SEMICIRCLE...0
NM SW QUADRANT AND 75 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 18 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 23N63W TO 25N64W TO 25N68W TO 24N69W TO 21N68W 
TO 20N63W TO 23N63W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER
OF AREA WITHIN 26N64W TO 27N67W TO 25N69W TO 24N70W TO 21N68W TO
23N63W TO 26N64W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM FRANKLIN NEAR 23.9N 66.3W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 100 NM E SEMICIRCLE...40 NM SW QUADRANT AND 50 NM NW
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM NE QUADRANT...120 
NM SE AND NW QUADRANTS...AND 60 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 22 
FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 27N63W TO 27N66W TO 25N69W TO 22N67W TO 
21N64W TO 23N62W TO 27N63W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 26N62W TO 28N64W TO 28N68W TO 23N70W TO 
21N68W TO 22N62W TO 26N62W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE FRANKLIN NEAR 27.0N 67.9W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 110 NM NE QUADRANT...100 NM SE QUADRANT...50 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 70 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 
210 NM NE QUADRANT...120 NM S SEMICIRCLE...AND 150 NM NW QUADRANT
WITH SEAS TO 29 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N65W TO 30N70W TO 27N70W 
TO 25N68W TO 25N65W TO 27N63W TO 31N65W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8
TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 30N63W TO 31N68W TO 28N72W TO
25N71W TO 24N69W TO 24N64W TO 30N63W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8
TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE FRANKLIN NEAR 30.5N 68.4W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 95 KT GUSTS 115 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. 
.96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE FRANKLIN NEAR 34.7N 66.5W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 95 KT GUSTS 115 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE FRANKLIN NEAR 40.0N 60.0W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 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.

.CARIBBEAN 48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL 
CYCLONE...NEAR 20.5N88W 1006 MB. OVER FORECAST WATERS WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.