315 
FZNT02 KNHC 150408
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC FRI SEP 15 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI SEP 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT SEP 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN SEP 17.

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.HURRICANE LEE N OF THE AREA NEAR 32.9N 67.6W 957 MB AT 0300 UTC
SEP 15 MOVING N OR 010 DEG AT 12 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 75 
KT GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 300 NM E 
SEMICIRCLE...200 NM SW QUADRANT AND 210 NM NW QUADRANT. OVER 
FORECAST WATERS S OF 31N SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 420 NM NE 
AND SW QUADRANTS...AND 450 NM SE AND NW QUADRANTS WITH SEAS TO 27
FT. WITHIN 31N59W TO 31N74W TO 27N68W TO 27N64W TO 29N60W TO 
31N59W SW WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT. WITHIN 29N51W TO 
27N65W TO 31N75W TO 29N81W TO 22N74W TO 22N61W TO 29N51W...INCLUDING
ATLANTIC EXPOSURES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN
MIXED SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LEE WELL N OF THE AREA NEAR 38.4N 
66.6W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. OVER FORECAST
WATERS WITHIN 31N56W TO 31N81W TO 28N80W TO 25N72W TO 25N60W TO 
31N56W...INCLUDING ATLANTIC EXPOSURES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL LEE NEAR 44.3N 66.0W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 
31N51W TO 30N77W TO 26N77W TO 24N66W TO 28N55W TO 31N51W...INCLUDING
ATLANTIC EXPOSURES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N 
SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC LOW PRES NEAR 13N40W 1008 MB. WITHIN 14N38W TO 15N39W TO 
16N41W TO 14N43W TO 12N41W TO 12N39W TO 14N38W E TO SE WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. WITHIN 18N36W TO 19N37W TO 18N39W TO 16N40W 
TO 15N38W TO 16N36W TO 18N36W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN NE TO E SWELL. WITHIN 15N42W TO 15N43W TO 15N44W TO 14N44W 
TO 14N43W TO 14N42W TO 15N42W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN W
TO NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 
15N44W 1006 MB. WITHIN 19N37W TO 21N39W TO 22N43W TO 17N47W TO 
13N42W TO 14N39W TO 19N37W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 
18N47W 1004 MB. WITHIN 23N44W TO 24N47W TO 24N49W TO 21N50W TO 
18N49W TO 18N45W TO 23N44W E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT.
WITHIN 23N41W TO 27N46W TO 25N51W TO 20N51W TO 17N49W TO 19N41W 
TO 23N41W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. 

.ATLC HURRICANE MARGOT WELL N OF AREA NEAR NEAR 36.9N 38.9W.
OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 31N40W TO 31N51W TO 30N51W TO 27N54W
TO 28N50W TO 31N40W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW 
SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N46W TO 30N44W TO 30N40W TO
31N36W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N 
SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N36W TO 31N49W TO 29N49W TO 28N40W TO
31N36W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.

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

$$
.FORECASTER RAMOS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.