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FZNT02 KNHC 122136
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC TUE SEP 12 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE SEP 12.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED SEP 13.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU SEP 14.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE LEE NEAR 24.7N 66.4W 946 MB AT 2100 UTC SEP 12 MOVING
NW OR 315 DEG AT 6 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 
KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 210 NM NE QUADRANT...200 NM
SE QUADRANT...150 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 170 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 
12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 390 NM N SEMICIRCLE...300 NM SE QUADRANT 
AND 360 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 44 FT. ELSEWHERE...WITHIN 
29N64W TO 29N70W TO 24N71W TO 21N68W TO 20N64W TO 23N61W TO 
29N64W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA 
OVER FORECAST WATERS...WITHIN 31N58W TO 28N63W TO 30N77W TO 
23N75W TO 18N68W TO 21N58W TO 31N58W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC 
EXPOSURES AND PASSAGES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN 
MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LEE NEAR 26.7N 67.6W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 95 KT GUSTS 115 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 230 NM NE QUADRANT...210 NM SE QUADRANT...170 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 180 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 
390 NM NE QUADRANT...360 NM SE QUADRANT...420 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 400 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 45 FT. ELSEWHERE 
OVER FORECAST WATERS...WITHIN 31N63W TO 29N66W TO 31N70W TO 
26N73W TO 21N66W TO 24N62W TO 31N63W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 10 
TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA...WITHIN 31N55W TO 30N72W TO 31N80W 
TO 22N74W TO 18N62W TO 25N56W TO 31N55W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC 
EXPOSURES AND PASSAGES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN 
MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LEE NEAR 30.7N 68.2W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 250 NM NE QUADRANT...240 NM SE QUADRANT...180 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 200 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 
420 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 450 NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 44 FT. 
ELSEWHERE OVER FORECAST WATERS...WITHIN 31N60W TO 31N74W TO 
28N73W TO 25N68W TO 25N63W TO 31N60W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 10 
TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA...WITHIN 31N55W TO 26N67W TO 31N74W 
TO 31N81W TO 19N67W TO 24N55W TO 31N55W...INCLUDING ATLANTIC 
EXPOSURES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LEE NEAR 36.4N 66.8W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LEE NEAR 42.8N 66.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL LEE NEAR 47.1N
64.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT.

FORECAST WINDS IN AND NEAR ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES SHOULD BE
USED WITH CAUTION DUE TO UNCERTAINTY IN FORECAST TRACK...SIZE
AND INTENSITY.

...ATLC HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE MARGOT NEAR 31.7N 39.6W 977 MB AT 2100 UTC SEP 12 
MOVING N OR 360 DEG AT 12 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS
85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 230 NM NE 
QUADRANT...150 NM SE QUADRANT...120 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 160 NM 
NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 210 NM W 
SEMICIRCLE...240 NM NE QUADRANT AND 270 NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS 
TO 29 FT. ELSEWHERE OVER FORECAST WATERS...WITHIN 31N35W TO 
31N44W TO 30N43W TO 27N41W TO 28N37W TO 27N35W TO 31N35W WINDS 20
TO 33 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA...WITHIN 27N35W TO
28N41W TO 31N44W TO 31N51W TO 25N45W TO 25N35W TO 27N35W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE MARGOT NEAR 34.4N 41.0W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 180 NM NE QUADRANT...170 NM SE QUADRANT...140 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 160 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 
360 NM E SEMICIRCLE...420 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 400 NM NW QUADRANT
WITH SEAS TO 30 FT. ELSEWHERE OVER FORECAST WATERS...WITHIN 
31N37W TO 31N43W TO 30N42W TO 30N39W TO 31N37W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA...WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N54W TO
27N54W TO 26N44W TO 29N35W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8
TO 21 FT IN PRIMARILY N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE MARGOT NEAR 36.4N 40.7W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 170 NM NE QUADRANT...180 NM SE QUADRANT...130 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 160 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 
390 NM N SEMICIRCLE...330 NM SE QUADRANT...AND 360 NM SW QUADRANT
WITH SEAS TO 28 FT. ELSEWHERE OVER FORECAST WATERS...WITHIN 
31N37W TO 31N54W TO 24N55W TO 25N48W TO 31N37W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL.
.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE MARGOT NEAR 37.5N 41.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM MARGOT NEAR 38.1N 42.5W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM MARGOT NEAR 40.0N 43.0W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 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 30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 18N35W TO 19N37W TO 18N38W TO 
17N37W TO 15N36W TO 15N35W TO 18N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8
TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 21N35W TO 21N41W TO 19N42W TO 14N39W TO
14N37W TO 11N35W TO 21N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN NE SWELL.

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

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.FORECASTER KONARIK. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.