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FZNT02 KNHC 271602
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC SAT AUG 27.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN AUG 28.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON AUG 29.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM GASTON NEAR 28.4N 53.2W 995 MB AT 1500 UTC AUG
27 MOVING NW OR 310 DEG AT 9 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT
GUSTS 75 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 120 NM S
SEMICIRCLE...240 NM NE QUADRANT AND 180 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS
TO 27 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 210 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 120 NM S
SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. REMAINDER OF
AREA OVER FORECAST WATERS N OF 24N BETWEEN 45W AND 58W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE GASTON NEAR 30.1N 55.3W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 130 NM NE QUADRANT...110 NM SE QUADRANT...80 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 100 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN
240 NM NE QUADRANT...210 NM NW QUADRANT...AND 120 NM S
SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 30 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 210 NM N
SEMICIRCLE AND 120 NM S SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 12 TO
15 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA OVER FORECAST WATERS N OF 26N BETWEEN
50W AND 63W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 13 FT IN MIXED SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE GASTON NEAR 31.3N 56.3W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 140 NM NE QUADRANT...130 NM SE QUADRANT...100 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 110 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN
270 NM NE QUADRANT...210 NM NW QUADRANT...AND 150 NM S
SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 32 FT. ELSEWHERE OVER FORECAST WATERS
WITHIN 180 NM S SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT.
REMAINDER OF AREA OVER FORECAST WATERS N OF 27N BETWEEN 50W AND
64W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL. 
.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE GASTON NEAR 32.6N 54.4W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE GASTON NEAR 34.2N 49.6W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE GASTON NEAR 36.9N 43.7W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 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 31N66W 1010 MB. WITHIN 75 NM E SEMICIRCLE OF
LOW SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES N OF AREA. OVER FORECAST WATERS WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC LOW PRES NEAR 24N78W 1009 MB. WITHIN 120 NM NE QUADRANT OF
LOW SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 24N81W 1009 MB. WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. 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.