326  
FZNT02 KNHC 191511  
HSFAT2  
 
HIGH SEAS FORECAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL  
1630 UTC TUE AUG 19 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS  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 1200 UTC TUE AUG 19.  
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED AUG 20.  
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU AUG 21.  
 
.WARNINGS.  
   
..ATLC HURRICANE WARNING  
 
.HURRICANE ERIN NEAR 25.6N 72.4W 961 MB AT 1500 UTC AUG 19 MOVING NW  
OR 325 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT.  
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 180 NM E SEMICIRCLE...150 NM SW  
QUADRANT AND 160 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 420 NM  
NE QUADRANT...330 NM SE QUADRANT...180 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 360 NM  
NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 14 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 300 NM E  
SEMICIRCLE...180 NM SW AND 240 NM NW QUADRANTS OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO  
33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT N OF 20N BETWEEN 62W AND 80W AND NE OF THE  
BAHAMAS.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE ERIN NEAR 29.1N 73.9W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED  
WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 220 NM  
NE QUADRANT...230 NM SE QUADRANT...170 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 180 NM  
NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER N OF 24N BETWEEN 66W AND 80.5W WITH  
SEAS TO 12 M. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N BETWEEN 66W AND 78W WINDS 20 TO 33  
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT N OF 22N W OF 63W AND NE OF THE BAHAMAS.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE ERIN N OF AREA NEAR 33.7N 72.4W. MAXIMUM  
SUSTAINED WINDS 95 KT GUSTS 115 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS  
WITHIN 230 NM NE QUADRANT...270 NM SE QUADRANT...210 NM SW  
QUADRANT...AND 190 NM NW QUADRANT. OVER FORECAST WATERS N OF 27N  
BETWEEN 64W AND 77W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 12 TO 24 FT IN MIXED  
SWELL N OF 27N 65W AND 79W. REMAINDER OF THE AREA N OF 25N W OF 63W  
WINDS 2O KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT 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.  
 
.CARIBBEAN 30 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 68W AND 74W NE  
TO E WINDS. SEAS BUILDING TO 2.5 M NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 68W AND 77W NE TO E WINDS.  
SEAS TO 2.5 M.  
 
.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.  
 
 
.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.  
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