808
FZNT02 KNHC 172116
HSFAT2
HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC SUN AUG 17 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC SUN AUG 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON AUG 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE AUG 19.
.WARNINGS.
..HURRICANE WARNING
.HURRICANE ERIN NEAR 21.7N 68.5W 946 MB AT 2100 UTC AUG 17
MOVING WNW OR 295 DEG AT 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 110 KT
GUSTS 135 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 180 NM NE
QUADRANT...140 NM SE QUADRANT...90 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 150 NM
NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM NW AND SE
QUADRANTS...300 NM NE QUADRANT AND 135 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS
TO 12 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 23N63W TO 26N68W TO 23N72W TO 20N70W TO
18N70W TO 20N64W TO 23N63W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 6.0 M
IN SE SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 27N63W TO 29N70W TO 23N74W
TO 18N68W TO 19N63W TO 24N61W TO 27N63W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC
EXPOSURES AND PASSAGES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M
IN SE TO S SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE ERIN NEAR 24.0N 71.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 125 KT GUSTS 150 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 160 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...180 NM NE QUADRANT AND 120 NM
SW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 330 NM NE QUADRANT...240
NM SE QUADRANT...180 NM SW QUADRANT AND 300 NM NW QUADRANT WITH
SEAS TO 14 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 25N65W TO 27N69W TO 24N75W TO
20N73W TO 19N68W TO 21N66W TO 25N65W...INCLUDING ATLANTIC
EXPOSURES...WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 6.0 M IN SE SWELL.
REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 27N63W TO 31N66W TO 31N75W TO 29N77W TO
21N74W TO 20N66W TO 27N63W...INCLUDING ATLANTIC EXPOSURES...WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M IN SE TO S SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE ERIN NEAR 27.1N 72.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 115 KT GUSTS 140 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 190 NM E SEMICIRCLE...150 NM SW QUADRANT AND 170 NM NW
QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 360 NM NE QUADRANT...300 NM
SE QUADRANT... 240 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 360 NM NW QUADRANT WITH
SEAS TO 16 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 30N67W TO 31N74W TO 27N77W TO
22N72W TO 23N68W TO 26N66W TO 30N67W...INCLUDING ATLANTIC
EXPOSURES...WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 4.0 TO 6.5 M IN S TO SW
SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 31N62W TO 31N81W TO 22N74W TO
21N68W TO 25N64W TO 31N62W...INCLUDING ATLANTIC EXPOSURES...WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M IN S TO SW 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 12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N48.5W TO 31N50W TO 31N49.5W TO
31N49W TO 31N48.5W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 M IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N42.5W TO 31N51W TO 30.5N50.5W TO
30N49W TO 30.5N43.5W TO 31N42.5W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 M
IN NW TO N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.ATLC 33 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 20N35W TO 20N35.5W TO 19N36W TO
17N35.5W TO 16.5N35W TO 20N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 M
IN NE TO E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 18N35W TO 20N39W TO 19N40W TO 17N41W TO
16N39W TO 17N36W TO 18N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 M IN NE
TO E SWELL.
.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.
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