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High Seas Forecast (Tropical Atlantic)


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FZNT02 KNHC 201434
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC SUN SEP 20 2026

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 AMERICA

SYNOPSIS VALID 1200 UTC SUN SEP 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON SEP 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE SEP 22.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLANTIC TROPICAL STORM FAY N OF AREA NEAR 34.1N 33.0W 1004 MB 
AT 1500 UTC SEP 20 MOVING NE OR 040 DEG AT 3 KT. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 40 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 0 NM W SEMICIRCLE. SEAS TO 4 M 
WITHIN 0 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 60 NM NE QUADRANT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM FAY N OF AREA NEAR 33.9N 32.4W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 30 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...40 NM NE QUADRANT AND 20
NM SW QUADRANT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM FAY N OF AREA NEAR 31.7N 34.2W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 20 NM N SEMICIRCLE...10 NM SE QUADRANT AND 0 NM SW 
QUADRANT. OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N35.5W TO 
31N35W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M IN NW TO N SWELL.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N37W TO 31N36.5W TO 31N36W TO 
30.5N36W TO 30.5N35W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 M IN
NW TO N SWELL.

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

.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.