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FZNT02 KNHC 142140
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC WED SEP 14 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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.

SECURITE

ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 31N W OF 35W INCLUDING CARIBBEAN SEA AND
GULF OF MEXICO

SYNOPSIS VALID 1800 UTC WED SEP 14.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU SEP 15.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI SEP 16.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL DEPRESSION TWELVE NEAR 17.4N 26.5W 1009 MB AT 2100 UTC
SEP 14 MOVING WNW OR 295 DEG AT 13 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS
30 KT GUSTS 40 KT.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM TWELVE NEAR 18.0N 30.8W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 40 NM N SEMICIRCLE. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION TWELVE NEAR 18.1N 35.6W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER
WITHIN 180 NM N QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 18
TO 22N E OF 40W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
REMAINDER OF THE AREA FROM 15N TO 25N E OF 50W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION TWELVE NEAR 18.0N 39.5W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM TWELVE NEAR 17.5N 43.5W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM TWELVE NEAR 18.0N 47.5W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 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 TROPICAL STORM IAN N OF AREA NEAR 32.9N 53.6W. N OF 25N
BETWEEN 46W AND 52W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT
IN MIXED SWELL. N OF 30N BETWEEN 52W AND 55W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT IN MIXED SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N
BETWEEN 46W AND 58W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN
MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC 24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 17N TO 22N E OF 37W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 18N TO 21N E OF 37W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 16N T 24N E OF 38W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGED.

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

$$
.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.