446
FZNT02 KNHC 160419
HSFAT2
HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SAT AUG 16 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT AUG 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN AUG 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON AUG 18.
.WARNINGS.
..ATLC HURRICANE WARNING
.HURRICANE ERIN NEAR 19.5N 59.5W 979 MB AT 0300 UTC AUG 16
MOVING WNW OR 290 DEG AT 15 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT
GUSTS 105 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 110 NM NE
QUADRANT...50 NM SE QUADRANT...30 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 100 NM NW
QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 210 NM NE QUADRANT...120 NM
SE QUADRANT...75 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 180 NM NW QUADRANT WITH
SEAS TO 9 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 21N55W TO 23N56W TO 24N59W TO
22N61W TO 17N58W TO 18N56W TO 21N55W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 25N53W TO 24N61W TO 17N60W TO 16N57W TO 20N51W TO
25N53W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE ERIN NEAR 20.9N 64.2W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 115 KT GUSTS 140 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 150 NM NE QUADRANT...100 NM SE QUADRANT...70 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 120 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER
WITHIN 135 NM N AND 60 NM S SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 11 M.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 24N61W TO 24N65W TO 22N66W TO 19N65W TO
18N61W TO 20N60W TO 24N61W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 M.
REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 24N57W TO 27N59W TO 27N65W TO 23N68W TO
19N66W TO 17N61W TO 24N57W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M
IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE ERIN NEAR 22.9N 67.9W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 120 KT GUSTS 145 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 140 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...150 NM NE QUADRANT AND 110 NM
SW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER 135 NM NE AND 75 NM SW
SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 13 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 24N63W TO 26N66W
TO 24N71W TO 20N68W TO 20N65W TO 22N62W TO 24N63W WINDS 20 TO 33
KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 29N66W TO 30N70W TO 25N74W TO 19N69W
TO 19N64W TO 23N60W TO 29N66W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3
M IN MIXED 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.
.ATLC AND CARIBBEAN WITHIN 20N73W TO 20N74W TO 20N75W TO 19N75W
TO 19N74W TO 19N73W TO 20N73W 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.
.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.FORECASTER RAMOS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.
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