


High Seas Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
818 FZNT02 KNHC 171602 CCA HSFAT2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1630 UTC SUN AUG 17 2025 CORECTION TO INITIAL PRESSURE FOR ERIN SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 SUN AUG 17. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON AUG 18. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE AUG 19. .WARNINGS. ...ATLC HURRICANE WARNING... .HURRICANE ERIN NEAR 21.0N 67.4W 946 MB AT 1500 UTC AUG 17 MOVING WNW OR 285 DEG AT 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 110 KT GUSTS 135 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 180 NM NE QUADRANT...110 NM SE QUADRANT...70 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 150 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 270 NM NE QUADRANT... 180 NM SE QUADRANT...150 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 210 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 12.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 24N62W TO 26N66W TO 23N72W TO 18N68W TO 18N63W TO 20N62W TO 24N62W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND PASSAGES...WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 6.0 M IN MIXED SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 26N61W TO 28N69W TO 23N73W TO 19N68W TO 19N62W TO 21N60W TO 26N61W...INCLUDING IN MONA PASSAGE AND IN ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND PASSAGES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN SE SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE ERIN NEAR 23.1N 70.2W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 125 KT GUSTS 150 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 180 NM NE QUADRANT...140 NM SE QUADRANT...120 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 160 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 300 NM NE QUADRANT...240 NM SE QUADRANT...150 NM SW QUADRANT AND 270 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 14.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 26N66W TO 27N70W TO 25N74W TO 20N72W TO 18N68W TO 23N64W TO 26N66W... INCLUDING ATLANTIC EXPOSURES...WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 6.0 M IN S TO SW SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 28N63W TO 31N69W TO 26N77W TO 20N72W TO 20N64W TO 23N62W TO 28N63W... 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 25.9N 72.2W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 115 KT GUSTS 140 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 180 NM E SEMICIRCLE...150 NM SW QUADRANT AND 170 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 330 NM NE QUADRANT...270 NM SE QUADRANT...210 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 360 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 16.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 28N66W TO 30N73W TO 27N76W TO 22N73W TO 22N68W TO 25N65W TO 28N66W...INCLUDING ATLANTIC EXPOSURES...WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 8.0 M IN S TO SW SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 31N62W TO 29N68W TO 31N81W TO 23N75W TO 20N68W TO 26N63W TO 31N62W...INCLUDING ATLANTIC EXPOSURES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 5.0 M IN S 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 09 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N47W TO 31N49.5W TO 31N47W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 M IN W TO NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N44.5W TO 31N50.5W TO 30.5N49W TO 30.5N46.5W TO 31N44.5W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 M IN NW TO N SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N43W TO 31N44W TO 31N43W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 M IN NW TO N SWELL. .ATLC 36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 19N35W TO 18.5N36W TO 17N36W TO 16.5N35.5W TO 16N35W TO 19N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 M IN NE TO E SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 19N35W TO 20N38W TO 18N39W TO 17N39W TO 16N38W TO 16N35W TO 19N35W 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.