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FZNT02 KNHC 050903
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC FRI AUG 05 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC FRI AUG 05.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT AUG 06.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN AUG 07.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF MEXICO TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM EARL NEAR 18.4N 92.8W 1002 MB AT 0900 UTC AUG 05
MOVING WNW OR 285 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT
GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM N
SEMICIRCLE...30 NM SE QUADRANT AND 0 NM SW QUADRANT. ELSEWHERE
OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 300 NM NW SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM EARL NEAR 18.5N 94.3W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. LITTLE CHANGE IN RADIUS OF
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM
NW AND 30 NM SE SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE OVER
FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 240 NM NW SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM EARL INLAND NEAR 18.7N 95.8W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. LITTLE CHANGE IN
RADIUS OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER
WITHIN 30 NM NE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE OVER
FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 120 NM NE QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION EARL INLAND NEAR 18.9N
97.2W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. OVER
FORECAST WATERS WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST...DISSIPATED. OVER FORECAST WATERS WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS.
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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 FROM 16N TO 19N BETWEEN 59W AND 62W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS TO 8 FT IN E TO SE SWELL.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 16N TO 20N W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 14N TO 16N BETWEEN 70W AND 74W E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 12.5N BETWEEN 74W AND 76W NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN NUMEROUS MODERATE SCATTERED STRONG FROM 11N TO 18N
BETWEEN 80W AND 85W.

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

$$
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.