000
FZNT02 KNHC 270256
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
0430 UTC SAT AUG 27 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC SAT AUG 27.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN AUG 28.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON AUG 29.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM GASTON NEAR 27.0N 50.8W 997 MB AT 0300 UTC AUG
27 MOVING NW OR 315 DEG AT 13 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT
GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 130 NM NE
QUADRANT...80 NM SE QUADRANT...40 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 100 NM NW
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM NE SEMICIRCLE AND
120 NM SW SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 26 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 300 NM
NE AND 150 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12
FT. REMAINDER OF AREA N OF 22N BETWEEN 44W AND 56W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE GASTON NEAR 29.2N 54.1W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 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 240 NM NW AND 120 NM
SE SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 30 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM WINDS
20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA N OF 25N BETWEEN
49W AND 61W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE GASTON NEAR 30.8N 55.7W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 140 NM NE QUADRANT...120 NM SE QUADRANT...90 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 100 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN
210 NM NW AND 150 NM SE SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 33 FT.
ELSEWHERE N OF 27N BETWEEN 51W AND 59W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS
10 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA N OF 27N BETWEEN 59W AND 63W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE GASTON NEAR 31.8N 55.4W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 95 KT GUSTS 115 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE GASTON NEAR 33.0N 52.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE GASTON NEAR 35.0N 47.5W. 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 23N75W 1009 MB. WITHIN 120 NM NE SEMICIRCLE
OF LOW E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 24N79W 1008 MB. WITHIN 180 NM NE
QUADRANT OF LOW E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 25N81W 1007 MB. WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER MCELROY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.