FZNT02 KNHC 191605

HSFAT2



HIGH SEAS FORECAST

NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL

1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC TUE AUG 19.

24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED AUG 20.

48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU AUG 21.



.WARNINGS.



...ATLC HURRICANE WARNING... 

.HURRICANE ERIN NEAR 25.6N 72.4W 961 MB AT 1500 UTC AUG 19 MOVING NW 

OR 325 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT. 

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 180 NM E SEMICIRCLE...150 NM SW 

QUADRANT AND 160 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 420 NM 

NE QUADRANT...330 NM SE QUADRANT...180 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 360 NM 

NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 14 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 300 NM E 

SEMICIRCLE...180 NM SW AND 240 NM NW QUADRANTS OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 

33 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 M N OF 20N BETWEEN 62W AND 80W AND NE OF THE 

BAHAMAS.

.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE ERIN NEAR 29.1N 73.9W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED 

WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 220 NM 

NE QUADRANT...230 NM SE QUADRANT...170 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 180 NM 

NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER N OF 24N BETWEEN 66W AND 80.5W WITH 

SEAS TO 12 M. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N BETWEEN 66W AND 78W WINDS 20 TO 33 

KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 M N OF 22N W OF 63W AND NE OF THE BAHAMAS. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE ERIN N OF AREA NEAR 33.7N 72.4W. MAXIMUM 

SUSTAINED WINDS 95 KT GUSTS 115 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 

WITHIN 230 NM NE QUADRANT...270 NM SE QUADRANT...210 NM SW 

QUADRANT...AND 190 NM NW QUADRANT. OVER FORECAST WATERS N OF 27N 

BETWEEN 64W AND 77W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 M IN MIXED SWELL 

N OF 27N 65W AND 79W. REMAINDER OF THE AREA N OF 25N W OF 63W WINDS 

2O 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. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 68W AND 77W NE TO E WINDS. 

SEAS TO 2.5 M.  



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



$$

.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.