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FZNT02 KNHC 030256
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC WED AUG 03 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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.

PAN PAN

ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 31N W OF 35W INCLUDING CARIBBEAN SEA AND
GULF OF MEXICO

SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC WED AUG 03.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU AUG 04.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI AUG 05.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM EARL NEAR 16.4N 83.0W 996 MB AT 0300 UTC AUG 03
MOVING W OR 280 DEG AT 14 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT
GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 80 NM NE...40 NM SE
AND 60 NM NW QUADRANTS. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM NE...
30 NM SE...45 NM SW AND 120 NM NW QUADRANTS WITH SEAS TO 18 FT.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND WITHIN 300 NM SE AND 120
NM SW QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. REMAINDER
AREA FROM 15N TO 20N BETWEEN 78W AND 84W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE EARL NEAR 17.1N 87.2W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 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 75 NM SE QUADRANTS AND 
OVER WATERS W OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 26 FT. CARIBBEAN ELSEWHERE 
S OF 21N W OF 83W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION EARL INLAND NEAR 18.4N
91.8W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT INLAND NEAR
CENTER. CARIBBEAN FROM 18N TO 20N W OF 86W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS TO 8 FT IN SUBSIDING SWELL.
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM EARL OVER WATER NEAR 19.0N
95.5W. 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 19.5N
99.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 30 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 S OF OF 21N BETWEEN 71W AND 73W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 21N BETWEEN 71W AND 73W E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 21N BETWEEN 71W AND 73W E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 70W AND 75W NE TO E WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 12N TO 18N BETWEEN 70W
AND 78W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN E SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 18N BETWEEN 70W AND 81W E WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 14N BETWEEN 69W AND 71W NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.  

.GULF OF MEXICO 48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 21.5N E OF 94W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.    

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

$$
.FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.