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FZNT02 KNHC 291620
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC MON AUG 29.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE AUG 30.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED AUG 31.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE GASTON NEAR 31.0N 55.4W 963 MB AT 1500 UTC AUG 29
MOVING N OR 360 DEG AT 2 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 95 KT GUSTS
115 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 180 NM NE QUADRANT...180 NM S SEMICIRCLE AND
240 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 34 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 240 NM
OF CENTER...EXCEPT 270 NW QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO
11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N BETWEEN 50W AND 62W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE GASTON NEAR 31.9N 53.7W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 95 KT GUSTS 115 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 210 NM OF CENTER...EXCEPT
240 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 35 FT. ELSEWHERE OVER FORECAST
WATERS N OF 27N BETWEEN 48W AND 59W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO
12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE GASTON N OF AREA NEAR 33.7N 49.2W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 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 300 NM E SEMICIRCLE
AND 240 NM W SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 38 FT. ELSEWHERE OVER
FORECAST WATERS N OF 27N BETWEEN 43W AND 56W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE GASTON NEAR 36.7N 42.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE GASTON NEAR 38.0N 36.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM GASTON NEAR 39.0N 30.5W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT.

...GULF OF MEXICO TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL DEPRESSION NINE NEAR 23.6N 84.3W 1007 MB AT 1500 UTC
AUG 29 MOVING W OR 280 DEG AT 6 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30
KT GUSTS 40 KT. WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
TO 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM NINE NEAR 23.9N 85.3W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 30 NM N SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 30
NM OF CENTER. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM NINE NEAR 24.4N 86.4W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 50 NM NE QUADRANT AND 40 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR
GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITH SEAS TO
13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM NE SEMICIRCLE AND 90 NM SW
SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM NINE NEAR 26.1N 86.7W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 60 NM NE QUADRANT...50 NM SE AND NW QUADRANTS AND 30 NM
SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 15
FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 150 NM OF CENTER...EXCEPT 180 NM SE
QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM NINE NEAR 28.6N 83.8W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM NINE NEAR 31.5N 79.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM NINE NEAR 34.0N 71.5W. 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 FROM 12N TO 13N BETWEEN 69W AND 71W E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 16N BETWEEN 67W AND 77W NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 15N BETWEEN 64W AND 70W AND FROM
12N TO 17N BETWEEN 70W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
9 TO 10 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.