000 FZNT02 KNHC 161456 HSFAT2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1630 UTC FRI SEP 16 2016 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1200 UTC FRI SEP 16. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT SEP 17. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN SEP 18. .WARNINGS. ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM KARL NEAR 18.4N 34.4W 1005 MB AT 1500 UTC SEP 16 MOVING W OR 280 DEG AT 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 80 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS AND 200 NM NE QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM NE...30 NM SE...90 NM SW AND 210 NM NW QUADRANTS WITH SEAS TO 20 FT. ELSEWHERE OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 240 NM W SEMICIRCLE N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 330 NM W SEMICIRCLE OF CENTER WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NE TO E SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM KARL NEAR 18.4N 38.9W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 130 NM NE...80 NM SE AND 90 NM NW QUADRANTS. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM N AND 90 NM S SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 21 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 270 NM N AND 120 NM S SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. REMAINDER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 420 NM N AND 180 NM S SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM KARL NEAR 17.7N 44.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM NE...70 NM SE AND 90 NM NW QUADRANTS. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 270 NM N AND 120 NM S SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 23 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 300 NM N AND 150 NM S SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. REMAINDER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 480 NM N AND 210 NM S SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED SWELL. .72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM KARL NEAR 18.3N 49.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM KARL NEAR 20.0N 54.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KARL NEAR 22.5N 58.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. FORECAST WINDS IN AND NEAR ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES SHOULD BE USED WITH CAUTION DUE TO UNCERTAINTY IN FORECAST TRACK...SIZE AND INTENSITY. 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. .TROPICAL STORM JULIA N OF AREA NEAR 31.1N 75.6W 1008 MB AT 1500 UTC SEP 16 MOVING E SE OR 105 DEG AT 6 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT WITHIN 60 NM NE QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM NE AND 120 NM NW QUADRANTS. OVER FORECAST WATERS N OF 30N BETWEEN 76W AND 78W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. N OF 30N BETWEEN 78W AND 80W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION JULIA NEAR 30.8N 75.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT AND SEAS TO 12 FT NEAR CENTER. ELSEWHERE OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 30 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION JULIA NEAR 31.2N 76.1W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT AND SEAS TO 12 FT NEAR CENTER. ELSEWHERE OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 30 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. .72 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW JULIA NEAR 32.5N 76.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW JULIA NEAR 33.0N 74.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST...DISSIPATED. .18 HOUR CARIBBEAN FORECAST FROM 11.5N TO 12.5N BETWEEN 74W AND 76W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11.5N TO 13N BETWEEN 72W AND 76W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. $$ .FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.