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FZNT02 KNHC 272208
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC SAT AUG 27.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN AUG 28.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON AUG 29.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM GASTON NEAR 29.2N 54.0W 993 MB AT 2100 UTC AUG
27 MOVING NW OR 320 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT
GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 130 NM NE
QUADRANT...90 NM SE QUADRANT...50 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 110 NM NW
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM N AND 90 NM S
SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 27 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N BETWEEN 49W
AND 56W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA
OVER FORECAST WATERS N OF 25N BETWEEN 48W AND 58W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE GASTON NEAR 30.0N 54.6W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 130 NM NE QUADRANT...100 NM SE QUADRANT...60 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 110 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN
150 NM N AND 90 NM S SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 29 FT. ELSEWHERE N
OF 27N BETWEEN 51W AND 57W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
REMAINDER OF AREA OVER FORECAST WATERS N OF 25N BETWEEN 50W AND
61W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE GASTON NEAR 30.7N 55.1W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 130 NM NE QUADRANT...120 NM SE QUADRANT...80 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 110 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN
150 NM WITH SEAS TO 30 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 28N BETWEEN 52W AND
58W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA OVER
FORECAST WATERS N OF 27N BETWEEN 50W AND 63W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE GASTON NEAR 31.4N 54.9W. 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 8 TO 12 FT.
REMAINDER OF AREA OVER FORECAST WATERS N OF 27N BETWEEN 52W AND
62W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE GASTON NEAR 32.5N 53.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE GASTON NEAR 34.0N 50.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE GASTON NEAR 37.0N 44.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 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 23N79W 1009 MB. WITHIN 120 NM NE QUADRANT OF
LOW SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 24N80W 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.

$$
.FORECASTER MCELROY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.