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FZNT02 KNHC 052038
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC FRI AUG 05.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT AUG 06.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN AUG 07.

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM EARL NEAR 18.8N95.0W 1001 MB AT 2100 UTC AUG 05
MOVING W OR 275 DEG AT 7 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS
60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 70 NM S SEMICIRCLE...
100 NM NE AND 110 NM NW QUADRANTS. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN
75 NM NE...45 NM SE...15 NM SW AND 30 NM NW QUADRANTS WITH SEAS
TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 22N BETWEEN 92.5W AND 96W WINDS 20 TO
33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS W OF LINE FROM 22.5N96W
TO 18.5N92W. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM EARL INLAND NEAR 18.8N96.1W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT WITHIN 
100 NM NE...40 NM SE...20 NM SW AND 100 NM NW QUADRANTS. 
SEAS 12 TO 14 FT S OF 20N W OF 95W. ELSEWHERE S OF 21N W OF
94W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST EARL POST TROPICAL LOW INLAND NEAR 18.8N96.9W
1011 MB. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INLAND NEAR CENTER. OVER WATER WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 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 

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

$$
.FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.