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FZNT02 KNHC 022129
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC TUE AUG 02.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED AUG 03.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU AUG 04.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM EARL NEAR 16.4N 81.5W 1002 MB AT 2100 UTC AUG 02
MOVING W OR 280 DEG AT 14 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT
GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 80 NM NE...40 NM
SE AND 60 NM NW QUADRANTS. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM N
SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 270 NM NE AND 90
NM SW SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. REMAINDER
AREA FROM 12.5N TO 20N BETWEEN 71W AND 80W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM EARL NEAR 17.0N 86.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 60 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...80 NM NE AND 30 NM SW
QUADRANTS. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM NE AND 75 NM SW
SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 21 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 270
NM NE AND 120 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11
FT. REMAINDER CARIBBEAN FROM 16N TO 21N W OF 81W...AND FROM 13N
TO 17N BETWEEN 74W AND 81W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN
MIXED SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION EARL INLAND NEAR 18.0N
90.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT INLAND NEAR
CENTER. CARIBBEAN FROM 18N TO 21N W OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM EARL OVER WATER NEAR 19.0N
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 EARL INLAND NEAR 20.0N
98.5W. 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.

.ATLC 48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 21N BETWEEN 71W AND 73W E WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO 48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 20N E OF 92W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.    

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

$$
.FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.