131  
FZNT02 KNHC 232059 CCA  
HSFAT2  
 
HIGH SEAS FORECAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL  
2230 UTC SAT AUG 23 2025  
 
CORRECTION TO 24 HOUR SEAS WITH FERNAND  
 
SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS  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 SAT AUG 23.  
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN AUG 24.  
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON AUG 25.  
 
.WARNINGS.  
   
..ATLC TROPICAL STORM WARNING  
 
.TROPICAL STORM FERNAND NEAR 27.2N 61.4W 1010 MB AT 2100 UTC AUG  
23 MOVING N OR 010 DEG AT 13 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT  
GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 0 NM OF CENTER  
EXCEPT 90 NM SE QUADRANT. SEAS TO 3.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 27N60W  
TO 28N61W TO 27N61W TO 27N62W TO 26N62W TO 26N60W TO 27N60W  
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN MERGING SE AND N SWELL.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM FERNAND NEAR 31.4N 60.3W. MAXIMUM  
SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN  
60 NM NE QUADRANT...90 NM SE QUADRANT...30 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 0 NM  
NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM NE QUADRANT...120 NM  
SE QUADRANT...30 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 0 NM NW QUADRANTR WITH SEAS TO  
6.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N58W TO 31N59W TO 30N60W TO 30N61W TO  
29N61W TO 30N59W TO 31N58W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 3.5 M IN  
MERGING SE AND N SWELL.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM FERNAND N OF AREA NEAR 35.8N 58.5W.  
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE  
WINDS WITHIN 60 NM NE QUADRANT...100 NM SE QUADRANT...40 NM SW  
QUADRANT...AND 20 NM NW QUADRANT. ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS TO SHIFT N  
OF 31N.  
 
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 EXCEPT AS NOTED WITH FERNAND  
WITHIN 31N45W TO 31N78W TO  
21N68W TO 28N49W TO 31N45W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0  
M IN NW TO N SWELL.   
24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED WITH FERNAND  
WITHIN 31N35W  
TO 30N72W TO 24N60W TO 18N62W TO 26N36W TO 31N35W...INCLUDING IN  
ATLANTIC EXPOSURES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN  
NW TO N SWELL.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N49W TO 25N52W TO 22N49W TO  
21N35W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN N  
SWELL.  
 
.ATLC LOW PRES NEAR 11.5N50.5W 1011 MB. WITHIN 15N48W TO 15N50W  
TO 14N50W TO 13N51W TO 12N50W TO 14N49W TO 15N48W E WINDS 20 TO  
25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 15N46W TO  
16N48W TO 15N51W TO 13N52W TO 11N50W TO 13N46W TO 15N46W WINDS  
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN MERGING E AND NW SWELL.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15N57W TO 16N58W TO 15N58W TO 15N57W NE  
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 3.5 M IN NW TO N SWELL.  
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 18N52W TO 18N62W TO 14N59W TO 13N54W TO 15N52W  
TO 18N52W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC EXPOSURES...WINDS 20 KT OR  
LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN MERGING N AND E SWELL.  
.ATLC AND CARIBBEAN 48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 17N66W TO 16N66W TO  
17N67W TO 16N67W TO 15N64W TO 15N63W TO 17N66W E WINDS 20 TO 25  
KT. SEAS 2.5 M IN NE TO E SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 21N59W TO  
21N64W TO 19N68W TO 16N68W TO 14N60W TO 16N56W TO 21N59W...  
INCLUDING IN MONA PASSAGE AND IN ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND  
PASSAGES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN MERGING E  
AND N SWELL.  
 
.ATLC 24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N73W TO 31N75W TO 30N76W TO  
29N74W TO 31N73W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 M IN NE SWELL.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N70W TO 31N71W TO 31N70.5W TO 31N70W  
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 M IN NE SWELL.  
 
.CARIBBEAN 18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 13N74W TO 12N73W TO 12N72W TO  
13N72W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 12.5N77W TO 12.5N77.5W TO 12N78W TO  
11.5N77.5W TO 12N77W TO 12.5N77W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS  
2.5 TO 3.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 13N75W TO 14N78W TO 12N79W TO  
11N77W TO 12N75W TO 13N75W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 M IN 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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