000
FZNT02 KNHC 051501
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC FRI AUG 05.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT AUG 06.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN AUG 07.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF MEXICO TROPICAL STORM WARNING...

.TROPICAL STORM EARL NEAR 18.6N 94.2W 1001 MB AT 1500 UTC AUG 05
MOVING W OR 280 DEG AT 9 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.  SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER
WITHIN 90 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 0 NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 13
FT. ELSEWHERE OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 210 NM N SEMICIRCLE
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL EARL NEAR 18.5N 97.0W. OVER
FORECAST WATERS S OF 20N W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.36 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 

.CARIBBEAN FROM 17N TO 20N W OF 85W 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. 

.CARIBBEAN 18 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 12.5N BETWEEN 74W AND
76W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 76W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN E SWELL.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN NUMEROUS MODERATE SCATTERED STRONG FROM 15N TO 18N
BETWEEN 78W AND 83W.

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

$$
.FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.