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FZNT02 KNHC 261604
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1630 UTC FRI AUG 26 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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.

PAN PAN

ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 31N W OF 35W INCLUDING CARIBBEAN SEA AND
GULF OF MEXICO

SYNOPSIS VALID 1200 UTC FRI AUG 26.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT AUG 27.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN AUG 28.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM GASTON NEAR 25.2N 48.3W 997 MB AT 1500 UTC AUG
26 MOVING NNW OR 330 DEG AT 15 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT
GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM NW AND SE
QUADRANTS...130 NM NE QUADRANT AND 40 NM SW QUADRANT.  SEAS 12
FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 180 NM NE QUADRANT
WITH SEAS TO 21 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM NE SEMICIRCLE AND 90
NM SE SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER
OF AREA FROM 19N TO 31N BETWEEN 42W AND 55W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE GASTON NEAR 27.9N 52.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 100 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...130 NM NE QUADRANT AND 60 NM
SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM OF CENTER
EXCEPT 210 NM NE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 25 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN
200 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 120 NM S SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA N OF 24N BETWEEN 46W AND 58W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE GASTON NEAR 29.9N 55.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 100 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 120 NM NE QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR
GREATER WITHIN 150 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 210 NM NE QUADRANT WITH
SEAS TO 30 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N BETWEEN 52W AND 58W WINDS 20
TO 33 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA N OF 26N BETWEEN
50W AND 63W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL. 
.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE GASTON NEAR 31.2N 56.1W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 95 KT GUSTS 115 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE GASTON NEAR 32.5N 54.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE GASTON NEAR 34.5N 50.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 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.

.ATLC LOW PRES NEAR 22N74W 1010 MB. WITHIN 150 NM NE QUADRANT OF
LOW E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 24N77W 1009 MB. WITHIN 150 NM NE
QUADRANT OF LOW SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 25N80W 1008 MB. WITHIN 150 NM NE
QUADRANT OF LOW SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

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.FORECASTER LATTO. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.