000
FZNT02 KNHC 290325
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC MON AUG 29 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON AUG 29.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE AUG 30.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED AUG 31.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE GASTON NEAR 30.6N 55.2W 957 MB AT 0300 UTC AUG 29
MOVING N OR 360 DEG AT 0 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 105 KT
GUSTS 130 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 220 NM NE...150 NM SE...120 NM SW AND 190
NM NW QUADRANTS WITH SEAS TO 32 FT. ELSEWHERE OVER FORECAST
WATERS 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 NEAR 31.4N 54.9W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 130 NM E SEMICIRCLE...80 NM SW QUADRANT AND 90 NM NW
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM OF CENTER WITH
SEAS TO 35 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N BETWEEN 49W AND 60W WINDS 20
TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE GASTON NEAR 33.0N 51.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 95 KT GUSTS 115 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 100 NM W SEMICIRCLE...140 NM NE QUADRANT AND 150 NM SE
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM OF CENTER WITH
SEAS TO 34 FT. ELSEWHERE OVER FORECAST WATERS N OF 28N BETWEEN
46W AND 57W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE GASTON NEAR 35.5N 46.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE GASTON NEAR 37.4N 38.7W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM GASTON NEAR 37.7N 33.0W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT.

...GULF OF MEXICO TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL DEPRESSION NINE NEAR 23.4N 82.7W 1007 MB AT 0300 UTC
AUG 29 MOVING W OR 270 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30
KT GUSTS 40 KT. WITHIN 150 NM N QUADRANT OF CENTER E WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM NINE NEAR 23.8N 85.4W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 30 NM N SEMICIRCLE. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 150 NM OF CENTER
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM NINE NEAR 25.1N 87.1W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 50 NM NE...30 NM SE...20 NM SW AND 40 NM NW QUADRANTS.
SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM N SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 14
FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM N AND 90 NM S SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20
TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM NINE NEAR 27.0N 86.3W. 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 29.1N 82.9W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM NINE NEAR 31.2N 78.3W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 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 12N TO 14N BETWEEN 69W AND 72W
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 14.5N 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 MUNDELL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.