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FZNT02 KNHC 021612
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC TUE AUG 02 2016

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MEXICO

SYNOPSIS VALID 1200 UTC TUE AUG 02.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED AUG 03.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU AUG 04.

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM EARL SPECIAL NEAR 16.3N 80.2W 1001 MB AT 1600
UTC AUG 02 MOVING W OR 270 DEG AT 19 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS
40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 70 NM N
SEMICIRCLE AND 60 NM SE QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN
60 NM NE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 240 NM NE
SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER AREA
FROM 11N TO 18N BETWEEN 69W AND 76W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM EARL NEAR 17.0N 85.2W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 80 NM N SEMICIRCLE...70 NM SE QUADRANT AND 50 NM SW
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM N AND 45 NM S
SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 18 FT. OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 210
NM NE SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.  REMAINDER
AREA FROM 11N TO 18N BETWEEN 70W AND 80W AND FROM 14N TO 19N
BETWEEN 80W AND 84W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION EARL INLAND NEAR 18.0N
90.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. CARIBBEAN S OF
20N W OF 84W SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. GULF OF
MEXICO S OF 21N E OF 92W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8
FT. 
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM SPECIAL OVER WATER NEAR 19.2N
94.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION SPECIAL INLAND NEAR 20.0N
98.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST...DISSIPATED.

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.

.48 HOUR FORECAST CARIBBEAN FROM 14N TO 18N BETWEEN 72W AND 78WE
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. REMAINDER AREA FROM 11N TO18N
BETWEEN 70W AND 80W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN E TO SE
SWELL. 

.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

$$
.FORECASTER COBB/AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.