592
FZNT02 KNHC 201557
HSFAT2
HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC WED AUG 20 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED AUG 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU AUG 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI AUG 22.
.WARNINGS.
..HURRICANE WARNING
.HURRICANE ERIN NEAR 30.1N 73.7W 941 MB AT 1500 UTC AUG 20
MOVING N OR 360 DEG AT 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 95 KT GUSTS
115 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 220 NM NE
QUADRANT...230 NM SE QUADRANT...130 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 160 NM
NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 420 NM E SEMICIRCLE...300
NM SW QUADRANT AND 360 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 14.5 M.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N68W TO 31N78W TO 27N78W TO 24N72W TO 26N69W
TO 31N68W...INCLUDING ATLANTIC EXPOSURES...WINDS 20 TO 33 KT.
SEAS 5.0 TO 8.0 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 31N62W TO 29N67W TO
31N68W TO 31N81W TO 23N75W TO 24N66W TO 31N62W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 5.0 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE ERIN NEAR 34.4N 72.2W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 105 KT GUSTS 130 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 230 NM NE QUADRANT...240 NM SE QUADRANT...200 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 190 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 420
NM NE QUADRANT...450 NM S SEMICIRCLE...AND 360 NM NW QUADRANT
WITH SEAS TO 17 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N65W TO 31N77W TO 30N76W TO
27N71W TO 29N67W TO 31N65W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 4.0 TO 7.0 M.
REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 31N62W TO 28N72W TO 31N81W TO 27N80W TO
24N75W TO 26N66W TO 31N62W...INCLUDING ATLANTIC
EXPOSURES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M IN MIXED
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE ERIN NEAR 38.6N 65.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 290 NM NE QUADRANT...280 NM SE QUADRANT...240 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 250 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 360
NM NE QUADRANT...540 NM SE QUADRANT...600 NM SW QUADRANT...AND
420 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 16.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N61W
TO 31N66W TO 30N66W TO 30N65W TO 31N61W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS
2.5 TO 4.5 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 31N59W TO 31N77W TO 28N75W
TO 27N70W TO 27N66W TO 31N59W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO
4.5 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.
.CARIBBEAN 09 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 13N70W TO 13N71W TO 13N74W TO
12N74W TO 11N70W TO 12N69W TO 13N70W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15N71W TO 16N74W TO 15N77W TO 11N76W TO
11N72W TO 13N69W TO 15N71W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.48 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 ADAMS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.
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