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FZNT02 KNHC 220844
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 UTC MON AUG 22 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON AUG 22.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE AUG 23.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED AUG 24.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...

.ATLC 36 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...
E OF AREA NEAR 13N34W 1007 MB. FORECAST WATERS FROM 12N TO 18N
E OF 37W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR
14N37W 1007 MB. WITHIN 60 NM E QUADRANT E TO SE WINDS 30 TO 35
KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 270 NM NW AND 240 NM SE
SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.TROPICAL DEPRESSION FIONA NEAR 24.4N 58.4W 1008 MB AT 0900 UTC
AUG 22 MOVING W NW OR 290 DEG AT 16 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS
30 KT GUSTS 40 KT NEAR CENTER. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM NE...75 NM
SE...30 NM SW AND 75 NM NW QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8
TO 13 FT. REMAINDER OF WATERS WITHIN 270 NM NE AND 75 NM SW
SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT
PRIMARILY IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION FIONA NEAR 25.8N 62.3W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT NEAR CENTER. ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 180 NM NE AND 30 NM SW SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST POST TROPICAL REMNANT LOW FIONA NEAR 27.6N
65.6W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITHIN 45 NM OF
CENTER. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST POST TROPICAL REMNANT LOW FIONA NEAR 29.8N
67.7W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST POST TROPICAL REMNANT LOW FIONA NEAR 31.3N
67.7W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT.
.120 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.

.ATLC TROPICAL WAVE FROM 09N48W TO 20N47W WITH LOW PRES ALONG
WAVE NEAR 15N48W 1010 MB. WITHIN 90 NM OF 17N48W E WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE FROM 09N52W TO 21N52W WITH LOW
ALONG WAVE NEAR 15N52W 1012 MB. WITHIN 180 NM OF 18N52W E WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE FROM 12N60W TO 21N60W WITH LOW
ALONG WAVE NEAR 16N60W 1012 MB. WITHIN 150 NM OF 19N58W E TO SE
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11.5N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W NE TO E WINDS
25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 16N BETWEEN
69W AND 81W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 17N
BETWEEN 72W AND 82W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 14.5N BETWEEN 71W AND 80W NE TO
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 09.5N TO
15.5N BETWEEN 73W AND 83W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN E
SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 12.5N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W NE
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.