925
FZNT02 KNHC 180407
HSFAT2
HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC MON AUG 18 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON AUG 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE AUG 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED AUG 20.
.WARNINGS.
..HURRICANE WARNING
.HURRICANE ERIN NEAR 22.3N 69.3W 942 MB AT 0300 UTC AUG 18
MOVING NW OR 305 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 115 KT
GUSTS 140 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 170 NM NW AND SE
QUADRANTS...200 NM NE QUADRANT AND 100 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M
OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...300 NM NE
QUADRANT AND 150 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 13 M. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 27N62W TO 30N72W TO 25N75W TO 20N72W TO 18N67W TO 20N62W
TO 27N62W...INCLUDING IN MONA PASSAGE AND ATLANTIC EXPOSURES...
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 4.0 TO 5.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE ERIN NEAR 24.6N 71.3W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 115 KT GUSTS 140 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 190 NM NE QUADRANT...160 NM SE QUADRANT...140 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 170 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN
300 NM NE QUADRANT...285 NM SE QUADRANT...185 NM SW QUADRANT
AND 330 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 14.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN
28N67W TO 28N71W TO 27N75W TO 22N74W TO 20N72W TO 22N66W TO
28N67W...INCLUDING ATLANTIC EXPOSURES...WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS
4.0 TO 5.5 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 31N64W TO 29N72W TO
31N79W TO 22N75W TO 19N69W TO 22N63W TO 31N64W...INCLUDING
ATLANTIC EXPOSURES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3.0 TO 4.5 M MIXED
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE ERIN NEAR 28.0N 72.8W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 105 KT GUSTS 130 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 200 NM E SEMICIRCLE...160 NM SW QUADRANT AND 170 NM NW
QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 360 NM NE QUADRANT...360 NM
SE QUADRANT...270 NM SW QUADRANT AND 390 NM NW QUADRANT WITH
SEAS TO 16.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N63W TO 31N81W TO 22N75W TO
21N66W TO 25N63W TO 31N63W...INCLUDING ATLANTIC EXPOSURES...WINDS
20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 4.0 TO 5.5 M.
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 03 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N50W TO 31N51.5W TO 30N51.5W TO
30N50.5W TO 30.5N50W TO 31N50W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
2.5 TO 3.0 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N45W TO 31N48W TO 30.5N48W TO 30N47.5W
TO 30N46W TO 31N45W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
.42 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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