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FZNT02 KNHC 282233
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC SUN AUG 28 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SUN AUG 28.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON AUG 29.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE AUG 30.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE GASTON NEAR 30.8N 55.1W 962 MB AT 2100 UTC AUG 28
MOVING NW OR 320 DEG AT 4 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT
GUSTS 120 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM E
SEMICIRCLE...50 NM SW QUADRANT AND 80 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT
OR GREATER WITHIN 210 NM NE QUADRANT...150 NM SE QUADRANT...120
NM SW QUADRANT...AND 180 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 29 FT.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 210 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA OVER FORECAST WATERS N OF 27N
BETWEEN 50W AND 62W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 11 FT IN MIXED
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE GASTON N OF AREA NEAR 31.4N 55.5W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 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 180 NM OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 32 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N
BETWEEN 49W AND 61W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE GASTON N OF AREA NEAR 32.8N 52.6W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 95 KT GUSTS 115 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
180 NM OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 35 FT. ELSEWHERE OVER FORECAST
WATERS N OF 27N BETWEEN 46W AND 58W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO
12 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE GASTON NEAR 34.9N 47.7W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE GASTON NEAR 37.5N 40.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM GASTON NEAR 37.5N 33.5W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT.

...GULF OF MEXICO TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL DEPRESSION NINE NEAR 23.7N 81.7W 1009 MB AT 2100 UTC
AUG 28 MOVING W OR 270 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30
KT GUSTS 40 KT. FROM 22N TO 27N E OF 85W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM NINE NEAR 24.3N 85.4W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 30 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 0 NM S SEMICIRCLE. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 150 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM NINE NEAR 25.1N 87.6W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 50 NM NE QUADRANT...30 NM SE QUADRANT...0 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 40 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN
60 NM N SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 210 NM
NE AND 120 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM NINE NEAR 26.8N 87.4W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM NINE NEAR 29.0N 84.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM NINE NEAR 31.0N 80.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 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.

.CARIBBEAN 24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 68W AND
75W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 70W AND 75W NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER MCELROY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.