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FZNT02 KNHC 190846
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC FRI AUG 19 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 19.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT AUG 20.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN AUG 21.

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM FIONA NEAR 17.6N 42.7W 1006 MB AT 0900 UTC AUG
19 MOVING W NW OR 300 DEG AT 9 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT
GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 30 NM NW AND SE
QUADRANTS AND 40 NM NE QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 75
NM N SEMICIRCLE...30 NM SE AND 45 NM SW QUADRANTS WITH SEAS TO
16 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM N AND 90 NM S SEMICIRCLES OF
CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER WATERS
WITHIN 210 NM N AND 120 NM S SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM FIONA NEAR 19.1N 46.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 30 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS AND 40 NM NE QUADRANT. SEAS 12
FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM N AND 60 NM S SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS
TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 150 NM N AND 90 NM S SEMICIRCLES OF
CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. REMAINDER WATERS
WITHIN 180 NM N AND 150 NM S SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED SWELL.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION FIONA NEAR 21.3N 50.3W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT NEAR CENTER. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 150 NM N AND 120 NM S SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
8 TO 14 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION FIONA NEAR 23.5N 54.8W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION FIONA NEAR 26.0N 57.5W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION FIONA NEAR 28.0N 59.0W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT.

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 10.5N TO 12N BETWEEN 74W AND 76W NE TO E WINDS
25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10.5N TO 16N
BETWEEN 69W AND 77W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
FROM 11N TO 16N BETWEEN 77W AND 81W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO
9 FT PRIMARILY IN E SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 72W AND 79W NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 16N
BETWEEN 74W AND 81W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY
IN E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 12.5N BETWEEN 74W AND 76W NE TO E
WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10.5N TO
15.5N BETWEEN 71W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10
FT. FROM 10.5N TO 15.5N BETWEEN 78W AND 82W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 69W AND 76W E WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN 48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 17N BETWEEN 86W AND 88W...
INCLUDING THE GULF OF HONDURAS...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO 42 HOUR FORECAST FROM 21N TO 22N BETWEEN 88W AND
91W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 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 NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.