000 FZNT02 KNHC 131616 HSFAT2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1630 UTC WED SEP 13 2023 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 WED SEP 13. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU SEP 14. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI SEP 15. .WARNINGS. ...ATLC HURRICANE WARNING... .HURRICANE LEE NEAR 26.4N 67.2W 948 MB AT 1500 UTC SEP 13 MOVING NNW OR 345 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 210 NM E SEMICIRCLE...160 NM SW QUADRANT AND 170 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 375 NM NE AND SW QUADRANTS...450 NM NW QUADRANT AND 360 NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 45 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 31N WITHIN 420 NM NE QUADRANT...390 NM SE AND SW QUADRANTS AND 480 NM NW QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 14 TO 22 FT IN SE TO S SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 18N TO 31N BETWEEN 58W AND 79W... INCLUDING IN ATLC EXPOSURES AND PASSAGES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LEE NEAR 29.6N 68.2W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 240 NM NE QUADRANT...230 NM SE QUADRANT...170 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 180 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN WITHIN 420 NE AND 360 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 43 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 540 NM NE QUADRANT...420 NM SE AND SW QUADRANTS AND 510 NM NW QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 14 TO 23 FT IN MIXED SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 19N TO 31N BETWEEN 57W AND THE BAHAMAS AND ALSO N OF 27N BETWEEN 57W AND 80W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LEE N OF AREA NEAR 34.6N 67.6W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 250 NM NE QUADRANT...240 NM SE QUADRANT...190 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 220 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 390 NM NE QUADRANT...480 NM SE QUADRANT...360 NM SW QUADRANT AND 420 NM QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 45 FT. ELSEWHERE OVER FORECAST WATERS N OF 28N BETWEEN 59W AND 74W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 13 TO 22 FT IN MIXED SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 20N TO 31N BETWEEN 55W AND THE BAHAMAS AND ALSO N OF 27N BETWEEN 55W AND 80W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LEE NEAR 41.1N 67.2W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL LEE NEAR 46.1N 66.6W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL LEE NEAR 52.1N 56.4W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 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 HURRICANE MARGOT N OF AREA NEAR 34.1N 40.4W 970 MB AT 1500 UTC SEP 13 MOVING NNW OR 345 DEG AT 6 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. OVER FORECAST WATERS N OF 29N BETWEEN 35W AND 42W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N BETWEEN 35W AND 58W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE MARGOT WELL N OF AREA NEAR 36.0N 40.2W. OVER FORECAST WATERS NW OF A LINE FROM 31N35W TO 23N45W TO 22N57W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL ...EXCEPT IN MIXED SWELL BETWEEN 49W AND 57W. .48 HOUR FORECAST NW OF A LINE FROM 31N36W TO 21N55W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .ATLC 12 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE... NEAR 12N36W 1010 MB. FROM 15N TO 21N BETWEEN 29W AND 39W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN N TO NE SWELL MIXED WITH SE SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 13N38W 1009 MB. FROM 14N TO 16N BETWEEN 35W AND 38W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. FROM 09N TO 13N BETWEEN 35W AND 37W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 14N42W 1008 MB. FROM 15N TO 21N BETWEEN 35W AND 42W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 26N BETWEEN 35W AND 49W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN E TO SE SWELL...EXCEPT IN MIXED SWELL N OF 21N. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. $$ .FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.