500
FZNT02 KNHC 160950
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC SAT AUG 16 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC SAT AUG 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN AUG 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON AUG 18.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE ERIN NEAR 19.8N 61.1W 955 MB AT 0900 UTC AUG 16
MOVING WNW OR 285 DEG AT 17 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 105 KT
GUSTS 130 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 110 NM NE
QUADRANT...50 NM SE QUADRANT...40 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 100 NM NW
QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 210 NM NE QUADRANT...135 NM
SE QUADRANT...90 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 180 NM NW QUADRANT WITH
SEAS TO 10 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 24N54W TO 27N60W TO 21N65W TO
17N61W TO 17N57W TO 22N53W TO 24N54W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC
EXPOSURES AND PASSAGES...WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 4.0 TO 5.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE ERIN NEAR 21.1N 65.6W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 130 KT GUSTS 160 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 150 NM NE QUADRANT...120 NM SE QUADRANT...90 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 130 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN
240 NM NE QUADRANT...180 NM SE QUADRANT...165 NM SW QUADRANT...AND
225 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 12 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 25N62W TO
26N66W TO 24N69W TO 19N68W TO 17N64W TO 20N61W TO
25N62W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND PASSAGES...WINDS 20
TO 33 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 4.5 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 25N59W TO
29N62W TO 28N67W TO 25N69W TO 19N68W TO 18N62W TO
25N59W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND PASSAGES...WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE ERIN NEAR 23.3N 68.8W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 120 KT GUSTS 145 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 150 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...160 NM NE QUADRANT AND 120 NM
SW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 270 NM NE QUADRANT...225 NM
SE QUADRANT...270 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 270 NM NW QUADRANT WITH
SEAS TO 14.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 26N63W TO 28N68W TO 26N72W TO
23N73W TO 19N68W TO 22N63W TO 26N63W...INCLUDING ATLANTIC
EXPOSURES...WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 4.0 TO 5.5 M. REMAINDER OF
AREA WITHIN 31N66W TO 28N69W TO 30N75W TO 23N75W TO 19N66W TO
24N60W TO 31N66W...INCLUDING ATLANTIC EXPOSURES...WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 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.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

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

$$
.FORECASTER RAMOS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.