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FZNT02 KNHC 150408
HSFAT2
HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC FRI AUG 15 2025
SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC FRI AUG 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT AUG 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN AUG 17.
.WARNINGS.
..HURRICANE WARNING
.TROPICAL STORM ERIN NEAR 17.1N 52.7W 998 MB AT 0300 UTC AUG 15
MOVING WNW OR 285 DEG AT 15 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT
GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM NE
QUADRANT...40 NM SE QUADRANT...20 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 50 NM NW
QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM NE QUADRANT...30 NM
SE QUADRANT...0 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 60 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS
TO 5.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 23N47W TO 24N53W TO 20N56W TO 15N52W
TO 20N45W TO 23N47W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
.12 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE ERIN NEAR 17.8N 55.2W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE ERIN NEAR 18.6N 58.3W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 80 NM NE QUADRANT...50 NM SE QUADRANT...35 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 70 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER
WITHIN 180 NM NE QUADRANT...60 NM SE QUADRANT...60 NM SW QUADRANT
AND 120 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 8.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN
23N51W TO 25N55W TO 24N61W TO 21N62W TO 16N58W TO 18N54W TO
23N51W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND PASSAGES...WINDS 20
TO 33 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 4.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE ERIN NEAR 20.3N 63.3W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 110 NM NE QUADRANT...100 NM SE QUADRANT...40 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 90 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER
WITHIN 195 NM NE QUADRANT...90 NM SE QUADRANT...135 NM SW
QUADRANT AND 180 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 10.5 M. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 23N60W TO 24N64W TO 23N66W TO 20N66W TO 17N63W TO 19N59W
TO 23N60W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND PASSAGES...WINDS
20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 4.5 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 23N57W
TO 27N61W TO 24N67W TO 20N67W TO 17N63W TO 19N58W TO
23N57W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND PASSAGES...WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN E TO SE SWELL.
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 03 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 12N74W TO 12N76W TO 10N76W TO
11N75W TO 11N74W TO 12N74W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN
2.5 M.
.12 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.GULF OF AMERICA 03 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 23N88W TO 23N89W TO
22N90W TO 21N91W TO 20N91W TO 21N89W TO 23N88W...INCLUDING
WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.09 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.27 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 20N91W TO 21N91W TO 20N92W TO 19N93W
TO 19N91W TO 20N91W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF
CAMPECHE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.33 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.FORECASTER RAMOS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.
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