025
FZNT02 KNHC 192055
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC TUE AUG 19.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED AUG 20.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU AUG 21.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE ERIN NEAR 26.6N 72.7W 958 MB AT 2100 UTC AUG 19 MOVING
NNW OR 330 DEG AT 9 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT.
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 180 NM NE QUADRANT...200 NM SE
QUADRANT...150 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 160 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR
GREATER WITHIN 420 NM NE QUADRANT...300 NM SE QUADRANT...180 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 360 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 14 M. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 300 NM E SEMICIRCLE...210 NM SW AND 270 NM NW QUADRANTS OF
CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 M N OF 21N BETWEEN 64W AND
80.5W AND NE OF THE BAHAMAS.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE ERIN NEAR 30.3N 73.8W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS 95 KT GUSTS 115 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 180 NM W
SEMICIRCLE...220 NM NE QUADRANT AND 230 NM SE QUADRANT. OVER
FORECAST WATERS SEAS 4 M OR GREATER N OF 25N BETWEEN 67W AND 80.5W
WITH SEAS TO 15 M. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N BETWEEN 67W AND 79W AND NE OF
THE BAHAMAS WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 M N OF 24N W OF 65W AND
NE OF THE BAHAMAS.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE ERIN NEAR 34.9N 71.3W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS 95 KT GUSTS 115 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 240 NM
NE QUADRANT...270 NM SE QUADRANT...220 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 210 NM
NW QUADRANT. OVER FORECAST WATERS N OF 27N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 M IN MIXED SWELL. ELSEWHRE N OF 26N
BETWEEN 62W AND 80W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M 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.
.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 64W AND 76W NE TO E WINDS.
SEAS TO 2.5 M NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 68W AND 76W NE TO E WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA.

.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.

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.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.