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FZNT02 KNHC 041506
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC THU AUG 04 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU AUG 04.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI AUG 05.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT AUG 06.

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM EARL NEAR 17.2N 89.9W 990 MB AT 1500 UTC AUG 04
MOVING W OR 265 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT
GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 50 NM E
SEMICIRCLE AND 20 NM W SEMICIRCLE.  SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN
0 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 150 NM NE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 13 FT.
ELSEWHERE OVER CARIBBEAN WATERS S OF 21.5N W OF84W SE WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL EARL NEAR 18.0N 93.5W. CARIBBEAN
FROM 17N TO 19N W OF 86W SE WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN
E SWELL. GULF OF MEXICO S OF 22N BETWEEN 90W AND 94WWINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL EARL NEAR 19.0N 97.5W. GULF OF
MEXICO ELSEWHERE S OF 21N W OF 94W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.SEAS 8 TO 9
FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL EARL NEAR 19.5N 100.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 30 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 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 

.CARIBBEAN FROM 13N TO 15N BETWEEN 73W AND 75W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. 
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.  

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

$$
.FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.